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ocus on AIRLINESTurkish Airlines First Half-Year Net Profit 48 Million Euron Turkish Airlines 1st half year 2009 consolidated financial statements were reported to Istanbul StockExchange. According to the financial statements, Turkish Airlines operating profit stood at 73 million Euro,a 9 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2008. However, net profit dropped by 64 percent to48 million Euro, due to the fall on tangible assets caused by the global recession <strong>and</strong> its effects on the globalaviation sector. During the same period sales revenue has not changed in Euro , reaching 1.4 bn Euro Inparallel to the sales revenue, the upward growth trend in traffic results continued during the first half-year.The number of passengers carried increased by 9 percent, to 11 million 237 thous<strong>and</strong>, cargo <strong>and</strong> mail carried increased by 7percent to 102 thous<strong>and</strong> tons. The 19 percent expansion in available seat kilometers (ASK) was accompanied by increasingdem<strong>and</strong> in revenue per kilometer (RPK), which increased by 11 percent. The passenger load factor declined by 4.8 percentagepoints from the previous year, to 68.2 percent. The downturn in global aviation sector resulted in sharp declines in traffic results<strong>and</strong> unit revenues, causing many airlines to report negative financial results. In such a difficult environment, despite the boostmade in capacity, it is pleasing that Turkish Airlines operating profit surpassed the previous year’s figures.Turkish Airlines Passengers Number up in First Halfn The number of Turkish Airlines’ (THY) passengershas increased by 9.7 percent to 13.7 million in the firsthalf of 2009 when compared to the same period lastyear. A statement by the airlines said that the numberof its passengers had been 12.5 million in the first sixmonths of 2008 <strong>and</strong> the figure rose by 9.7 percent inthe same period of 2009. THY also said that passengeroccupancy rate fell 4.5 points to 69.5 percent in thementioned period. Turkish Airlines is one of the fastestgrowing <strong>and</strong> prosperous airlines in the world. It carriesapproximately 20 million passengers a year, withdirect flights to 108 international <strong>and</strong> 33 domesticdestinations.Turkish Airlines’ Great Surprises in Septembern Turkish Airlines offers promotional packages <strong>and</strong> welcome all Turkish Airlines passengers with great reduced prices. Duringthe promotion period, the flights from Istanbul to Casablanca, Tel Aviv, Abu Dhabi (between 01-07th September), Amman, Nice,Berlin (between 08-14th September), Beirut, Stockholm, Frankfurt (15-21st September), Chisinau, Goteborg, Hannover (22-30thSeptember) will cost with the exceptional value starting from 111 Euro (without the taxes) for economy round trip, 333 Euro(without the taxes) for business round trip tickets. The prices will be also effective for the long-range flights starting from 333 Euro(without the taxes), from Istanbul to Lagos (01-07th September), Singapore <strong>and</strong> Jakarta (08-14 September), Bangkok (15-21stSeptember), New York (22-30th September).Tailwind Airlines Enters Turkish Marketn Turkey’s youngest airlines company Tailwind has entered Turkishcivil aviation market.Tailwind Airlines will operate with a starting team of 125 personnel <strong>and</strong> a fleet of three Boeing 737-400 aircraft. Tailwind haslaunched flights between Turkey <strong>and</strong> Spain, Italy, the Netherl<strong>and</strong>s, Belgium, Israel, Kazakhstan <strong>and</strong> Iran, company’s CEO SafiErgin said. Chairman of the company Kadri Muhittin said Tailwind would add two more planes to its fleet by January 2010.Sky Airlines Among Safest 300 Airline Companies of The Worldn SKY Airlines, southern province of Antalyabasedcompany, took place among the safest 300airline companies of the world. SKY Airlines, whichwas inspected by International Air TransportationAssociation (IATA), received certificate ofOperational Safety Audit (IOSA) which setssecurity <strong>and</strong> safety st<strong>and</strong>ards, <strong>and</strong> directs operational management <strong>and</strong>control systems of airline companies. SKY Airlines became one of the 300companies (among over 5,000 airline companies of the world) whichwere presented IOSA certificate. SKY Airlines earned the right to have thecertificate as it met nearly 900 criteria in IOSA program.36September/ October ’09
ocus on AIRLINESDelta Flies New York from 333 Euron Delta announced that passengers can fly to New York from Istanbul starting from 333 euro. Travel Dates: 22 – 30 September.Passengers can depart from Istanbul – Ankara – Izmir. The fare above is round-trip Istanbul-New York. The fare including airporttaxes is 523,87 euro. Delta also announced special fares to Canadian cities; Toronto, Montreal, Calgary from Istanbul. The offeris valid for travels between 1 October <strong>and</strong> 31 December 2009.EuroInc. Airport Taxes (Euro)**Toronto 275 485Montreal 275 482Calgary 344 577Lufthansa Announced Special Promotion for First Class Passengersn Lufthansa announces special fares for travelers that will fly to USA in First Class.Passengers who will fly from Turkey in First Class will give (exc. Taxes): €6,300to Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Denver, San Francisco, Seattle <strong>and</strong> Phoenix;€5,000 to Chicago, Miami, Detroit <strong>and</strong> Atlanta; €5,200 to New York, Boston,Philadelphia <strong>and</strong> Washington Access to First Class Lounges in many airportsaround the world, using First Class Terminals in Frankfurt <strong>and</strong> Munich, limousineservice to aircraft, chance to win 3 times more miles, flat bed seats onboard, <strong>and</strong>special menus prepared by Star Chefs are just some of the features of Lufthansa’sFirst Class service for its passengers.Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Install IP Video Systemn Istanbul Sabiha GokcenInternational Airport inTurkey has announced that itwill install a new video surveillance system. The Pelco Endura 2.0 IP videosurveillance system includes over 1,300 cameras, out of which 900 areSarix megapixel units. The IP video system features RAID6 disk management,Endura 2.0’s failover recording <strong>and</strong> an auto back focus capability for theSarix cameras. Nearly 60 NSM5200 series network storage managers willbe utilised for recording purposes. The new Turkish airport is designed toh<strong>and</strong>le the increasing number of international flights to Istanbul <strong>and</strong> willcater for over 25 million passengers annually.Finnish Government Chooses airBalticn The Latvian national airline airBaltic has won a bid for tenders organised by the Finnish government toprovide passenger transportation along eight flight routes over the next three years. airBaltic has secureda contract with the Finnish government <strong>and</strong> it will take effect on September 1, 2009. Under the contract,representatives of the Finnish government will travel with airBaltic on routes between Helsinki on oneend <strong>and</strong> Tallinn, Moscow, St Petersburg, Riga, Stavanger <strong>and</strong> Vilnius on the other, as well as airBaltic flights between Tampere<strong>and</strong> Zurich <strong>and</strong> Turku <strong>and</strong> Paris. The Finnish government’s main parameters for selecting airBaltic were reliability of services,high frequency of flights, attractive prices, as well as convenient connections. The Finnish government chose airBaltic services foremployees of Finnish governmental institutions, ministries, Parliament, the armed forces <strong>and</strong> police, President’s Office, state schools<strong>and</strong> universities, hospitals, children’s care facilities <strong>and</strong> manyothers. Tero Taskila, Chief Commercial Officer of airBaltic:“The fact that airBaltic was chosen for eight routes showsthat the Latvian airline can provide reliable <strong>and</strong> competitiveservices, attractive prices, a wide network of routes, <strong>and</strong> goodtransit connections via the Riga airport.” In Finl<strong>and</strong>, airBalticserves such airports as Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu <strong>and</strong>Kuopio, offering convenient connections to destinations inWestern Europe, Sc<strong>and</strong>inavia, the Mediterranean region <strong>and</strong>the CIS. On October 1 of this year, airBaltic will launch flightsbetween Turku <strong>and</strong> Tallinn – the first airBaltic flight to connectEstonia <strong>and</strong> Finl<strong>and</strong>. airBaltic also offers domestic passengerflights in Finl<strong>and</strong> between Kuopio <strong>and</strong> Tampere, <strong>and</strong> Oulu<strong>and</strong> TurkuSeptember/ October ’0937
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