Turkey closes airspace to flights from Iraq Sulaymaniyah airport
Turkey or Türkiye announced the closure of its airspace to flights coming from Sulaymaniyah in Iraq, due to the activities of the Kurdistan Workers’...
Turkish Airlines introduces Airbus A330 with UEFA Champions League livery
Turkish Airlines designed a special aircraft for UEFA Champions League, one of the world’s most followed sports events."Becoming the first airline to sponsor UEFA...
Turkish Airlines launches Katowice – Istanbul route in March 2023
Turkish Airlines will launch regular flights from Katowice Airport to Istanbul on 3 March 2023. The route will be handled with an Airbus A320....
Turkish Airlines flight diverts after violent altercation between cabin crew and off-duty Batik Air pilot
On 11 October, Turkish Airlines operated flight TK56 between Istanbul, Turkey, and Jakarta, Indonesia, when the crew of the Boeing 777-300ER (registered TC-LJG) was...
Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 suffers multiple tyre bursts upon landing at Antakya Airport, Turkey
On 6 October, a Turkish Airlines Boeing 737-800 operated domestic flight TK2256 between the airports of Istanbul and Antakya Hatay. During landing at Antakya,...
50 years ago, the first Turkish Airlines flight took off from Hamburg
Growth of a successful partnership: from one Istanbul flight to the largest provider of flights to Turkey from Hamburg Airport
It is 50 years since...
Turkish Airlines Airbus A330 suffers tail strike during take-off Istanbul Airport
On 30 August, a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-300 (registered TC-JOG) operated flight TK726 between Istanbul, Turkey and Kathmandu, Nepal but was forced to head...
BOC Aviation delivers final of seven Boeing 737 max 8 aircraft to Turkish Airlines
BOC Aviation Limited is pleased to announce that it has delivered the final aircraft of a seven new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft transaction...
Turkish Airlines rebrands itself to Türkiye Hava Yollari
Turkish Airlines has rebranded as Türkiye Hava Yollari, at the request of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.The move is part of the country’s push to...
AnadoluJet arrives at Budapest Airport
AnadoluJet, a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, launching its first operation today from Budapest Airport with its three-times-weekly link to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen. Celebrating the...
BOC Aviation delivers first of seven Boeing 737 MAX 8 to Turkish Airlines
BOC Aviation Limited is pleased to announce that it has delivered the first of seven new Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft for lease to...
Budapest Airport adds AnadoluJet to roll call
This week Budapest Airport has announced the addition of a new airline that will join the gateway during Summer '22. Taking the total to...
Finnair and Turkish Airlines launch codeshares, enabling more choice for travellers
Finnair and Turkish Airlines today announced a codeshare agreement that brings more choice to the airline’s customers. Starting September 29, the Finnair AY code...
Turkish Airlines strengthens Cologne/Bonn location with more flights in the summer months
Starting in June, Turkish Airlines will expand its flights on offer from Cologne/Bonn and add new destinations in Turkey. Turkish Airlines has exciting destinations...
AnadoluJet launches international flights from Antalya, Dalaman and Bodrum, including Antalya-Brussels
With Turkish Airlines' low-cost subsidiary AnadoluJet, now it’s possible to travel from Antalya, Bodrum, and Dalaman to Europe, the Balkans, and many cities of...
Turkish Airlines plane evacuated at Warsaw Chopin Airport over bomb threat
The evacuation of passengers has started from a plane at Warsaw Chopin Airport over a bomb threat, Lieutenant Dagmara Bielec-Janas, spokesperson for the Polish...
Swissport wins Turkish Airlines cargo business in Brussels and renews in Amsterdam
Swissport and Turkish Airlines have signed a major five-year air cargo handling contract at Brussels Airport. The vote of confidence follows a recent five-year...
Stowaway survives flight in wheel well of a Turkish Airlines freighter
On 4 February, a 16-year-old Kenyan boy was found inside the wheel well of a Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-200 freighter (registered TC-JCI) at Maastricht...
Turkish Airlines suspends flights from UK to Turkey
Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines announced on 2 January that flights from the U.K. to Turkey were suspended under travel restrictions due to...
Turkish Airlines Boeing 777F suffers bird strike on take-off from Istanbul Atatürk, Turkey
On 3 January, a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777-200 freighter (registered TC-LJN) operated cargo flight TK6220 between Istanbul Atatürk (ISL), Turkey, and Almaty (ALA), Kazakhstan....