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Turkey Property Swiss Air to open new Turkish services

Swiss Air has become the latest airline to announce an increase in services to and from Turkey with the launch of daily flights between Istanbul and Geneva.The new addition to the carrier's timetable will come into effect on April 30th and supplements the 11 weekly services already running to Istanbul to Zurich.Swiss Air's move to bring in more Turkey-bound flights is another indication of the growing number of visitors to Turkey, both for business and pleasure purposes.The decision is thought to be a response to the high numbers of passengers expected to travel during June as football's...

24-04-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Turkish Airlines joins Star Alliance

In a move that could see more flights to Turkey available for passengers, Turkish Airlines (THY) has joined the international Star Alliance.The alliance of airlines includes some of the largest carriers in the world including Air Canada, Lufthansa and US Airways.Temel Kotil, general manager of Turkish Airlines told Today's Zaman that the move would serve to "enrich Istanbul as it becomes a bridge of the global aviation business"."In just 11 years the Star Alliance has become a large family and every member contributes its eminence and power to the alliance," added Star...

03-04-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Important Turkish route opens up

The first easyJet flight from London to Dalaman Airport landed today, marking a new low-cost route for holidaymakers and investors to reach the Mediterranean country.Initially, three flights per week will touch down at the ATM International Terminal and then from May 1st, five services per week are expected to commence.The emergence of many budget services from a number of terminals in the UK - both regional and international - has been a major factor in the decision-making of many Brits who choose Turkey as a holiday destination.As a consequence, many overseas property investors are...

02-04-2008 - read more...

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Turkish Airlines expects more

Turkish Airlines said that it expects to see an increase in passengers as more tourists head to their holidays and property in Turkey.In an interview with Reuters, chief executive officer Temel Kotil said that it expects its load factor - the proportion of seats filled on a flight - to hit 74 per cent, up from 68.7 per cent last year.In addition, he said that he did not expect oil prices to increase further, good news for those concerned that energy expenses would further push up ticket prices. "We don't have a policy of starting to hedge in 2007. We expect oil prices to stabilise or...

26-04-2007 - read more...

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Turkey reaches flight agreement with Kuwait

Turkey has reached an agreement with Kuwait that will see the two nations open up more of their facilities to each other.With states around the Gulf becoming more prosperous as they experience a property and investment boom and there being a similar interest in the economy and property of Turkey, the agreement will see an increase from the current four flights per week in winter and seven in summer.This rise in the number of flights will boost bilateral trade, increase tourist numbers and the amount of business links Ali Erdogan, the director of the Turkish civil aviation authority, said,...

23-04-2007 - read more...

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Iraq to Turkey flights to begin soon

Flights between Turkey and Iraq are to begin soon for despite the current situation in the Arab nation and tension with its Turkish neighbour, there is still big demand.As more individuals are investing in property in Turkey, so are businesses also heading to Anatolia, with Iraq no exception, said Seyhmus Ozkan, president of the executive board of Affan Air, which will operate flights between Arbil, Iraq and Antalya, Turkey.Despite tension between Iraq and Turkey over Kurdish separatism, Mr Ozkan said that there was still a "high demand" in interest for flights."Turkish...

24-04-2007 - read more...

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Aberdeen gets flights to Turkey

Aberdeen airport has started operating direct flights to Turkey as more operators accommodate demand for flights to the republic from the United Kingdom.ScotTravel will launch the service on June 4th with direct flights to Dalaman twice per week until the end of July as a trial.However, if it proves to be popular then the service could be expanded and other Turkish destinations could be in line to take Scots from their homes to holidays or their investment property in Turkey.An Aberdeen Airport spokesman told BBC News: "This is the first time passengers will be able to fly from Aberdeen...

19-04-2007 - read more...

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Sunexpress launches new London flights

Turkish air operator Sunexpress has announced the creation of a new service linking London Stansted to Izmir, making it even cheaper and easier for Britons with property in Turkey to get to it.Other cities to be linked to Turkey by the new services include Amsterdam, Basel and Ercan, with Athens in the pipeline, showing the international demand for access to Anatolia."We've got permission from Turkey. As soon as we get permission from Greece we will start to fly to Athens too," Paul Schwaiger, general manager of Sunexpress, told the Turkish Daily News.A joint venture between quality...

03-04-2007 - read more...

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