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Turkey Property New Turkey routes from Yorkshire terminal

Holidaymakers in the Yorkshire area will be interested in the announcement of more direct flights to Turkey.Goldtrail Holidays is to supplement its existing routes with additional services from Leeds-Bradford Airport to Bodrum and Dalaman during the peak season.An extra two flights will operate to each of the destinations, with one departure a week going Antalya.Sally Ramsey, marketing and business development manager at LBIA, commented: "Turkey is a holiday hotspot for UK tourists so we are delighted that Goldtrail's programme forsummer 2008 is showing such significant...

26-02-2008 - read more...

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Turkey Property Plans to redevelop old terminals to meet tourist demand

Turkey is planning to respond to the continued expansion of its booming tourism industry with the redevelopment of airports where services had stopped.State Airports Management General Directorate (DHMI), have said that in 2008 all airports that are out of use at present will re-opened, reports Today's Zaman.Orhan Birdal, head of the organisation, pointed to the resurrection of terminals at Usak, Balikesir, Tokat and Sivas and said that work is underway to revive Sinop Airport.Mr Birdal explained the advantages that the widening of Turkey's air network will bring to the blossoming tourism...

18-02-2008 - read more...

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Bmi confident in Turkey aviation market

UK airline British Midland Airways (Bmi) is looking with confidence at the year ahead, after recording encouraging figures on its London to Ankara route.The firm expects the number of passengers using the service to grow dramatically in 2008, as the only airline that flies direct from capital to capital without the need for a stop over in Istanbul, reports the Turkish Daily News.Although Bmi's commercial development manager Gail Holden admitted there is fierce competition with other airlines vying for a share of the Turkish market.She told the newspaper: "The Turkish market is a...

06-02-2008 - read more...

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easyJet chief pleased with Turkey routes

The marketing director of easyJet, the low-cost airline, has expressed his contentment with the operators routes to Turkey.Peter Voets revealed that 162,000 passengers took advantage of easyJet's routes to Istanbul from Basel, Switzerland and London, England, in 2007, reports the New Anatolian.Mr Voets said that the projected number of people that the firm hope to see flying the routes in 2008 was 200,000.According to the newspaper, the airline chief indicated satisfaction with easyJet's performance in the Turkish market.Flights to London Luton are operated on six days of the week, while the...

04-02-2008 - read more...

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Turkish airports raise $320m investment

TAV Airports has managed to raise US$320 million (£162 million) at an initial public offering, providing funds for future investments.The interest in the operator of Turkey's main international airports is described by the Financial Times as "significant" for Istanbul's stockmarket.According to the report, TAV Airports is now worth around $1.7 billion (£0.9 billion) and this money can be used to invest in infrastructure. However, thanks to the fact that most of its airports are modern, they are not only equipped with all the latest features but will not need investment for...

20-02-2007 - read more...

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Turkish Airlines mulls mobile phone plan

Travellers to and from Turkey could find that they are never out of contact with friends back home as Turkish Airlines announces plans to introduce the use of mobile phones on its flights."I'm on the plane to Turkey" could soon become a cliche as the national airline becomes a leader in announcing announce its efforts to facilitate communication.The move follows an Airbus study in 2004 which found that the use of phones in-flight would not pose a danger to navigation systems on an aeroplane, Hurriyet news reports.If implemented, Turkish Airlines would become the first carrier in the...

19-02-2007 - read more...

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Religious flights to take off

Christian and Jewish pilgrims are being encouraged to travel to Turkey by a new series of flights that have been chartered just for them.Turkish Airlines has announced that not only will the flights encourage more visitors to see Turkey but that additional linking flights to Israel will help build bridges to the Middle East."We want Christians and Jews who want to take part in these tours to visit [the Turkish cities of] Istanbul, Antakya and Konya and the ancient city of Ephesus. This will be the first project of its kind," said Isa Al, Turkish Airline's coordinator in North Rhine...

08-02-2007 - read more...

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