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Cyprus, Greece & Turkey TTG Knowledge College
Module Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines, one of the world’s fastest growing carriers, flies to 152 destinations.
These include 36 domestic and 116 international destinations. The airline operates 43
flights weekly from London, Manchester and Birmingham airports to Istanbul and beyond
Need to know
■ Hubs: Istanbul
International Ataturk
and Ankara airports
■ Frequent flyer
programme: Miles&smiles
■ Awards: Skytrax
four-star ranking
■ Star Alliance member
■ Destination countries: 69
■ Destination cities: 152
■ Number of aircraft: 132
■ Employees: 11,520
Schedule
■ Three daily flights from Heathrow to
Istanbul
■ Daily flights from Stansted to Istanbul
Turkish Airlines first-class cabin
■ 10 weekly flights from Manchester to
Istanbul
Turkish Airlines was established in 1933 with a April 2009 Turkish Airlines won “Best Airline ■ Five weekly flights from Birmingham to
fleet of just five aircraft. Today it is a global Southern Europe” in the Skytrax World Airline Istanbul
player as a four-star airline company with a Awards. This is the equivalent of an Oscar for
fleet of 132 aircraft. As the national flag carrier the aviation industry.
of Turkey, flight safety and quality customer
service are two of the airline’s indispensable
FIRST-CLASS SERVICE.
Get in touch
values. This year it has aired an advert in 70 Turkish Airlines offers remarkable in-flight Customer reservations: 0844 800 6666
countries starring Oscar-winning actor Kevin comfort with its first-class service. Boeing 777- thy.com
Costner and the focus is on investing in quality 300ER aircraft that joined the fleet in December
entertainment systems, comfortable seats and last year are configured with eight first-class, London office:
cabin aesthetics. 30 business-class, and 274 economy seats, that’s Agency sales: 020 7471 6619/20/21
a total seat capacity of 312. The first-class cabin Email: marketing-uk@thy.com
GOING THAT EXTRA MILE.
offers completely private suites with seats that
So what are the advantages of travelling with recline to 180 degrees. These new Boeing 777- Manchester office:
Turkish Airlines? From the moment you arrive 300ER aircraft are serving New York, Tokyo, Agency sales: 0161 489 5290
to the time you leave, our cabin crew and Singapore, Hong Kong and London routes. Ticket desk: 0161 489 5287
ground staff are primed to be attentive to your Email: marketingmanchester@thy.com
every need. Whatever your requirements may
EXPANDING CONNECTIONS.
be, we aim to make you smile, feel comfortable UK to Amman, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Cairo, Birmingham office:
and go “that extra mile” in providing you with Cape Town, Lagos, Nairobi, Khartoum, Sao Paulo, Agency sales: 0121 767 8892/0121 782 8011
the kind of service reserved for royalty. You Damascus, Delhi, Bombay, Dubai, Kuwait, Email: bhx.marketing@thy.com
will be riding high in more than one way and Mashad, North Cyprus, Jeddah, Johannesburg,
leave each flight with the memory of high- Karachi, Medina, Muscat, Riyadh, Tabriz,
quality service and overall excellence. Tehran and many more destinations. As part
of an expansion programme Turkish Airlines is
AWARD-WINNING AIRLINE.
both opening up new routes around the globe
Joining Star Alliance in 2008, the world’s and increasing the number of flights departing
biggest aviation organisation, has paid off. In from Istanbul to international cities.
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