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THY is starting Banjul (Gambia) from 30.November.18 and Lusaka (Zambia) 12.December.18.

Turkish CAA has signed a bilateral agreement with Lesotho CAA so both countries planes can fly to each other. (I am sure THY will show interest in this market soon).

Source: http://www.airporthaber.com/thy-haberle ... liyor.html

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Is that bit in parentheses meant to be sarcasm LOL! really what market exists in tiny Lesotho?

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globetrotter wrote: 20 Nov 2018, 16:17 Is that bit in parentheses meant to be sarcasm LOL! really what market exists in tiny Lesotho?
Globetrotter, THY already fly to Durban, Johannesburg, Cape Town and Maputo (Nearby destinations). They will either do a stopover or codeshare with Airlink from South Africa.

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TK will add Adana and Trabzon to new ISL airport from 10th December, raising to seven the number of destinations served from there.

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THY has started the Banjul (Gambia) flights. The news link is below (in Turkish with some pictures):

http://www.airkule.com/haber/THY-YI-BOY ... ILAR/31972

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THY announced that it has ordered three additional B777F freighters. In addition to the initially ordered 2 examples and three further orders in January 2018, the airline's B777F fleet will grow to 8 aircraft.

At the same time, THY announced that it carried 25% more cargo in the first nine months of 2018 than in the comparable period in 2017, while increasing cargo revenue by 29%.

(Source: airportal.hu)
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Turkish Airlines to offer B737 MAX 9 service from Istanbul to Porto from 29 October 2019. Long range planning!
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THY is starting Istanbul-Rovaniemi (Finland) flights from 5.December.2018. The flights will be 3 times a week.

Santa Claus can fly Business Class with TK now :)

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Turkish Airlines to start B787-9 service from Istanbul to Izmir on 27 October 2019.
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sn26567 wrote: 04 Dec 2018, 18:21 Turkish Airlines to start B787-9 service from Istanbul to Izmir on 27 October 2019.
Don't be surprised SN26567. Domestic flights are so popular these days in Turkey they will fill in every plane they fly especially on IST-ADB flights that is very popular among the Turkish domestic pax. Also they follow the motto: The airplane will only make money if it is airborne.

To your comments about Porto flights and B737 MAX 9: more pax, more cargo, the connection with TAP Portugal to other destinations.

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Turkish Airlines to start new flights to Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Amritsar and Bengaluru. It also plans to double its operations in Mumbai and Delhi.

It appears like THY sees a big market in India.
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sn26567 wrote: 06 Dec 2018, 17:53 Turkish Airlines to start new flights to Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Amritsar and Bengaluru. It also plans to double its operations in Mumbai and Delhi.

It appears like THY sees a big market in India.
If India allows them by revising bilateral, which wont be happening.

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Turkish Airlines plans to launch service from Antalya to St. Petersburg from 31 March 2019 with B737-800.

Turkish Airlines to launch direct flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi, Lapland, in winter season 2019-2020, beginning 05 December 2019.

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/turk ... 5-12-2019/
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globetrotter wrote: 06 Dec 2018, 18:55
sn26567 wrote: 06 Dec 2018, 17:53 Turkish Airlines to start new flights to Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Amritsar and Bengaluru. It also plans to double its operations in Mumbai and Delhi.

It appears like THY sees a big market in India.
If India allows them by revising bilateral, which wont be happening.
To add to the discussion:

https://www.financialexpress.com/infras ... n/1305130/

Agree with the comment that the current bilateral agreement will not allow THY to fly more destinations in India. Needs to be revised.

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Turkish Airlines plans to open a new route from Istanbul to Harare by 2Q 2019.
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THY has announced that they will start scheduled flights to 3 new destinations from Antalya airport:

London Gatwick (U.K.)
Stuttgart (Germany)
St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)

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An announcement made late today that another scheduled flight is starting from Antalya Airport to Tel Aviv (Israel). The flights will start on 31.3.19 and will be 5 times a week.

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THY will fly from Ankara Esenboga Airport to Tbilisi (Georgia). Twice a week flights aim to connect two capital cities to each other better. The flights will start on 18.January.2019.

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THY is starting 4 weekly flights from Istanbul Ataturk to Luxor (Egypt) after 23.September.2019.

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Passenger service to Mexico confirmed including Cancun https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/ai ... gust-2019/

also upgauged Mazar e Sharif in Afghanistan from A319 to 737-900.

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