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Turkish Airlines was the largest network carrier in the world in August in terms of the available seats on international routes, the company has said.

Turkish Airlines increased its seat capacity by 14 percent and carried 7.8 million passengers in the months of July and August.

Turkish Airlines carried 46.6 million passengers between January and August, while the passenger load factor was 78.9 percent, the company has said in a filing with Borsa Istanbul.

In the first eight months of the year, the flag carrier served 29.65 million international travelers, up 2.6 percent compared to the same period of 2019.

Türkiye sent a letter signed by Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to 25 capitals of the European Union, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, permanent members of the United Nations Security Council as well as NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to present its attitude and views on the solution of problems in the Aegean.

Turkish Airlines has become the first airline to partner with the UEFA Champions League, with the 2023 final to take place in Istanbul.

As part of the deal, Turkish Airlines will also partner with the UEFA Super Cup, the UEFA Futsal Champions League finals, and the UEFA Youth League finals, the UEFA said.

German airline Lufthansa has canceled 800 flights both passenger and cargo flights on Friday after pilots union 'Vereinigung Cockpit' announced they are going on a planned all-day strike.

Turkish Cargo, the rising logistics brand of Turkish Airlines, has ranked first in Europe and fourth in the world among air cargo companies with its total transportation performance, according to the World Air Transport Statistics published annually by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

Lufthansa and a union representing its ground staff in Germany reached a deal on Aug.4 to end a pay dispute, a week after a one-day strike that forced the airline to cancel more than 1,000 flights.

Türkiye's flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) and Turkish e-commerce platform Trendyol have signed a cooperation deal enabling THY passengers to convert their miles earned from flight and credit card spending into gift tokens that can be used on Trendyol.

German national carrier Lufthansa said Wednesday it was scrapping another 2,000 flights this summer because of staff shortages, adding to a chaotic travel season as the industry attempts to bounce back from the pandemic.

The cancellations between now and the end of August will affect Lufthansa's hubs in Munich and Frankfurt, a company spokesman told AFP.

Turkish Airlines carried 30.9 million passengers in the first half of 2022, the company said in a statement.

In the same period of 2019, before the pandemic hit the global travel and tourism industries, the flag carrier served more than 35 million travelers.