Automotive Exports December 2022

Turkish Airlines teams up with exporters
Under the deal, the flag carrier will
offer discounts between 5 to 30 percent
for cargo weighing more than 1 ton to
be delivered to 40 destinations in 31
countries.
Turkish Airlines will deliver regular goods as
well as perishable products such as fruits,
vegetables, fish and eggs.
Turkish Cargo was the fastest growing
air cargo carrier in the world in 2021
and 2022 and increased its share in the
market to 5 percent, said Ahmet Bolat, the
chairman of Turkish Airlines’ board and
executive committee, noting that with its
performance Turkish Cargo was ranked
fourth among the top air cargo companies
in the world.
Bolat recalled that the carrier previously
signed two protocols with the TİM during
the pandemic to deliver exporters’ cargos
to different destinations.
The latest agreement inked with the TİM
foresees an export volume of $2.1 billion,
he added.
“Türkiye’s average export range is presently
3,065 kilometers, but we want to increase
this to the world average of 4,744
kilometers,” said Mustafa Gültepe, the
president of the TİM.
This year, exports by air have reached $10.3
billion and 158,000 tons of goods were
delivered by air cargo, he added.
Turkish Airlines reported earlier this month
that its cargo revenues soared 140 percent
in January-September this year from the
same period of 2019 to $2.92 billion.
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