Bangkok--15 Sep--Thana Burin Asia Pacific
Turkish Airlines reported its first-six month 2011 consolidated financial statements to Istanbul Stock Exchange, Turkey. Compared to the same period of last year, the number of passengers carried increased by 10%, to 14.8 million, Business Class passenger increased by 14%, reaching to 581,000. During the first half of 2011, Turkish Airlines’ sales revenue increased by 31%, reaching 4.905 million TL. Cash, by the end of period, stood at 730 million TL, a 16% increase compared to the same period in 2010.
By the end of 2011 Turkish Airlines is targeting to carry 32.9 million passengers at the end of 2011 and will have the return of its investments in the coming years.
Earlier this year Turkish Airlines won several 2011 Skytrax World Airline Awards, including “Best Airline Europe”, “Best Premium Economy Seats” for its Comfort Class seats and “Best Airline Southern Europe”.
Interested travellers wishing to contact Turkish Airlines simply phone the airline office at 02 231 0300-7 or access www.turkishairlines.com.
About Turkish Airlines:
Established in 1933 with a fleet of only five airplanes, Star Alliance member, Turkish Airlines is today a four star airline company with a fleet of 175 aircraft flying to 186 destinations around the world, comprising 42 domestic and 144 international destinations.
About Star Alliance:
Turkish Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance network which was established in 1997. Overall, the Star Alliance network offers 21.000 daily flights to 1,160 destinations in 181 countries.