Turkish Airlines has completed a successful Decade of flying in India

New Delhi, December 19th, 2013

Turkish Airlines, one of the fastest growing international airlines proudly announces its completion of 10 successful years of its operations in India, truly standing for its motto-"Widen Your World". The airline is operating in India since 2003 and has achieved major milestones since then in the country.Flying out of the two most important cities of the country, New Delhi and Mumbai, Turkish Airlines has become one of the most popular airlines serving the Indian traveller.

Turkish Airlines is bullish on taking on Indian Aviation in 2014-15 by looking at theoptions of starting operations from new routes and by increasing number of flights. Currently the airline operates a daily flight to Istanbul connecting Europe, USA and Australia from New Delhi and Mumbai.

One of the fastest growing airlines, it has received several "Passenger Choice Awards"from Airline Passenger Experience Association (APEX). In 2013, Turkish Airlines, for the third consecutive year, was named "Best Airline in Europe" by Skytrax. A winner of the "World's Best Economy Class On-Board Catering" award, Turkish Airlines was also the recipient of the Skytrax "Best Business Class Catering" award in 2013.

Commenting on the milestone,Mr. Adnan Aykac, General Manager for North & East India Turkish Airlines said, "As Turkish Airlines has completed10 years in India, it is a great moment of joy and pride for all of us. I would like to thanks all our partners and well-wishers in making this a reality. As India is likely to become the 3rd largest aviation market by 2020,it is a great time for an international airline like Turkish Airlines to invest in the country. India holds tremendous growth opportunities for business and leisure travel for Turkish Airlines and we hope our relationship with the country grows as we plan to spread our network across in the coming years"

 
About Turkish Airlines:
Founded in 1933 with a fleet of 5 planes, Turkish Airlines is a member of Star Alliance and today it has a fleet of 233 planes (both passenger and cargo) and operates scheduled flights to a total of 243 destinations - 201 international and 42 domestic. Skytrax named Turkish Airlines, a 4-star airline company, as the "Best Airline in Europe" in 2013 for the 3rd year running, and the "Best Airline in Southern Europe" for the 5th year running. Turkish Airlines, which received the title "Best Food in Economy Class" award on a global scale in 2010, also earned Skytrax' "Best Food in Business Class" award this year. For more information about Turkish Airlines, please visit www.turkishairlines.com.

About Star Alliance:
Turkish Airlines is a member of the global Star Alliance network established in 1997. Star Alliance offers more than 21,900 daily flights to 1,328 airports in 195 countries. Star Alliance received numerous awards, including the "Market Leadership Award" Award from both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax Air Transport World and the "Best Airline Alliance" award from both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. Among the member airlines of Star Alliance are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, TACA Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAM Airlines, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US Airways.