Turkish carries billionth passenger
- BTN News
- Monday, 01 May 2023
Turkish Airlines, which launched in 1933, says it has carried its billionth passenger on a flight from Istanbul Airport to Adıyaman Airport.
Turkish Airlines, which launched in 1933, says it has carried its billionth passenger on a flight from Istanbul Airport to Adıyaman Airport.
Australia's flag carrier Qantas has inaugurated direct trans-continental flights from Melbourne to Exmouth in north-western Australia, about 700 miles north of Perth, the WA state capital.
The former Malindo Air, now Batik Air of Malaysia will launch three-times-weekly services to Adelaide, Australia from Kuala Lumpur from July, its first non-stop to the city.
United Airlines says retrofitting cabins on its older Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies with more premium seats, seat-back entertainment screens, Bluetooth capabilities and other amenities will not be completed on time due to supply issues.
Vietnam low-cost carrier Vietjet says it wants to grow its passenger count by 25 per cent this year and to expand its fleet of Airbus narrowbody and widebody aircraft from 77 to 87.
According to ch-aviation.com, Turkish Airlines currently has widebody orders for fourteen Airbus A350-900s and nine Boeing 787-9s and already operates 12 A350s and 16 787-9s.
Vietnamese authorities say police have seized nearly 600kg of illicit synthetic drugs from shipments intercepted at airports in the first three months of this year.
Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) is on track to open in late 2026, with plans to grow in stages to become Sydney’s major airport and one of the biggest gateways to Australia.
Until March 2026, Australia's Qantas has been okayed to operate six B737 return flights between Norfolk Island and the Australian mainland - with three flights a week each from Sydney and Brisbane.
Following 240,000 entries since its launch in October 2022, Virgin Australia has decided to extend its Middle Seat Lottery competition until 9 July 2023, adding a prize pool worth more than A$45,000.
The USA's Southwest Airlines lost US$159 million in the 2023 first quarter - partially as a result of cancelling more than 16,000 flights at the end of December, when staff scheduling software failed to handle demand and bad weather.
Taiwan-based startup Starlux Airlines has partnered with Alaska Airlines so passengers on both airlines can 'earn frequent flier miles' on their flights.
Starlux hopes the partnership will increase its US customers total.
The decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to block the takeover of Alliance Airlines by flag carrier Qantas Airways has surprised the industry.
Turkish Airlines, which launched in 1933, says it has carried its billionth passenger on a flight from Istanbul Airport to Adıyaman Airport.
Australia's flag carrier Qantas has inaugurated direct trans-continental flights from Melbourne to Exmouth in north-western Australia, about 700 miles north of Perth, the WA state capital.
The former Malindo Air, now Batik Air of Malaysia will launch three-times-weekly services to Adelaide, Australia from Kuala Lumpur from July, its first non-stop to the city.
United Airlines says retrofitting cabins on its older Boeing and Airbus narrowbodies with more premium seats, seat-back entertainment screens, Bluetooth capabilities and other amenities will not be completed on time due to supply issues.
Vietnam low-cost carrier Vietjet says it wants to grow its passenger count by 25 per cent this year and to expand its fleet of Airbus narrowbody and widebody aircraft from 77 to 87.
According to ch-aviation.com, Turkish Airlines currently has widebody orders for fourteen Airbus A350-900s and nine Boeing 787-9s and already operates 12 A350s and 16 787-9s.
Vietnamese authorities say police have seized nearly 600kg of illicit synthetic drugs from shipments intercepted at airports in the first three months of this year.
Western Sydney International Airport (WSI) is on track to open in late 2026, with plans to grow in stages to become Sydney’s major airport and one of the biggest gateways to Australia.
Until March 2026, Australia's Qantas has been okayed to operate six B737 return flights between Norfolk Island and the Australian mainland - with three flights a week each from Sydney and Brisbane.
Following 240,000 entries since its launch in October 2022, Virgin Australia has decided to extend its Middle Seat Lottery competition until 9 July 2023, adding a prize pool worth more than A$45,000.
The USA's Southwest Airlines lost US$159 million in the 2023 first quarter - partially as a result of cancelling more than 16,000 flights at the end of December, when staff scheduling software failed to handle demand and bad weather.
Taiwan-based startup Starlux Airlines has partnered with Alaska Airlines so passengers on both airlines can 'earn frequent flier miles' on their flights.
Starlux hopes the partnership will increase its US customers total.
The decision by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to block the takeover of Alliance Airlines by flag carrier Qantas Airways has surprised the industry.