TURKEY is a big and booming country, one with which both Australia and New Zealand enjoy strong links – trade, family, shared history...and the enjoyment of Turkish cuisine! Turkish Cargo has not only strengthened its homeland’s Asia Pacific ties but created a strategic hub in Istanbul.
Turkish Cargo has its own fleet of A313F and A332F freighters, as well as the belly-hold capacity of the Turkish Airlines passenger fleet, which features both Airbus and Boeing equipment flying to around 200 international and Turkish cities.
The freighters link stations in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe on scheduled services, also undertaking occasional charters or special flights, including to New York.
2012 has been a good year for Turkish Cargo, which has expanded its freighter network, grown traffic on most routes and extended its inter-linked trucking services.
One of the latest developments has been an agreement with Angel Wing Logistics to expand trucking operations in northern China. This is handled by an extensive truck fleet, including reefer and temperature-controlled units, with both scheduled and ad hoc departures.
An increasing number of trucks operated for Turkish Cargo by contractors now sport the carrier’s distinctive livery. The first US truck, operated by Alliance, was branded earlier this year.
The freighter network started to expand in January, when services began to Mitiga International Airport, Libya. Located about 8km from the Tripoli CBD, Mitiga is a former air force base; until 1970 it was under the aegis of the USAF, as Wheelus Air Base.
Turkish Cargo flies there from Istanbul twice a week, on Wednesdays continuing to Zurich and then Istanbul, and on Sundays to Maastricht and Istanbul.
In late May, Vienna joined the freighter network, with a weekly service from Istanbul and return on Mondays. The same month saw Minsk, Belarus, come on line, with a Wednesday freighter flight.
The rapid growth of Turkish Cargo has been matched within Turkish Airlines overall and the cargo operation has benefited in gaining more frequency and capacity via passenger services. Services to New York JFK, for example, were boosted to three times daily in May, using A330 equipment.
Other developments for Turkish Cargo this year have included opening a new regional headquarters in Frankfurt for central and southern Europe. This is run in association with Celebi Global Cargo.
In Asia, Turkish Cargo flies to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tbilisi, Mumbai, New Delhi, Almaty, Bishkek and Tashkent.
TURKEY is a big and booming country, one with which both Australia and New Zealand enjoy strong links – trade, family, shared history...and the enjoyment of Turkish cuisine! Turkish Cargo has not only strengthened its homeland’s Asia Pacific ties but created a strategic hub in Istanbul.
Turkish Cargo has its own fleet of A313F and A332F freighters, as well as the belly-hold capacity of the Turkish Airlines passenger fleet, which features both Airbus and Boeing equipment flying to around 200 international and Turkish cities.
The freighters link stations in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Europe on scheduled services, also undertaking occasional charters or special flights, including to New York.
2012 has been a good year for Turkish Cargo, which has expanded its freighter network, grown traffic on most routes and extended its inter-linked trucking services.
One of the latest developments has been an agreement with Angel Wing Logistics to expand trucking operations in northern China. This is handled by an extensive truck fleet, including reefer and temperature-controlled units, with both scheduled and ad hoc departures.
An increasing number of trucks operated for Turkish Cargo by contractors now sport the carrier’s distinctive livery. The first US truck, operated by Alliance, was branded earlier this year.
The freighter network started to expand in January, when services began to Mitiga International Airport, Libya. Located about 8km from the Tripoli CBD, Mitiga is a former air force base; until 1970 it was under the aegis of the USAF, as Wheelus Air Base.
Turkish Cargo flies there from Istanbul twice a week, on Wednesdays continuing to Zurich and then Istanbul, and on Sundays to Maastricht and Istanbul.
In late May, Vienna joined the freighter network, with a weekly service from Istanbul and return on Mondays. The same month saw Minsk, Belarus, come on line, with a Wednesday freighter flight.
The rapid growth of Turkish Cargo has been matched within Turkish Airlines overall and the cargo operation has benefited in gaining more frequency and capacity via passenger services. Services to New York JFK, for example, were boosted to three times daily in May, using A330 equipment.
Other developments for Turkish Cargo this year have included opening a new regional headquarters in Frankfurt for central and southern Europe. This is run in association with Celebi Global Cargo.
In Asia, Turkish Cargo flies to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tbilisi, Mumbai, New Delhi, Almaty, Bishkek and Tashkent.
