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Erdoğan hails Turkish Airlines’ contribution to country’s economy

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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hailed Thursday the contribution of Türkiye’s flag service, Turkish Airlines (THY), to the nation’s financial system, congratulating the corporate for the accomplishments achieved.

“According to the figures for 2023, Turkish Airlines has contributed $56 billion (TL 1.68 trillion) to our country’s economy, with approximately $16 billion in service exports, solidifying its leadership in this field,” Erdoğan mentioned in a video message despatched to the Turkish Airlines Management Summit, expressing his hope for the success of the summit and wished it to be auspicious.

“In line with our ‘Century of Türkiye’ vision, we are confidently and decisively moving toward the future. The success level of our country in the aviation sector is steadily rising,” he mentioned.

“Turkish Airlines, not only being the most valuable brand in Türkiye but also the airline flying to most countries in the world, is making a name for itself with its contributions to our country’s economy,” the president added.

At the identical time, he expressed they had been happy to see that Antalya, the shining star of world tourism, is “also getting its share from the strong wings of Turkish Airlines.”

“I sincerely congratulate all of you, my brothers and sisters, whom I see as the architects behind all these successes achieved through Turkish Airlines,” famous Erdoğan.

Turkish Airlines carried 83.4 million passengers final yr, posting an annual surge of 16.1%, the corporate introduced earlier this month.

The variety of passengers carried on home flights soared 19.1% year-over-year to 30.4 million in 2023, in line with the information.

At the identical time, the flag service noticed an annual hike of 14.4% on worldwide routes, hitting the 53 million determine from January via December final yr.

Erdoğan additionally emphasised that he considers the order for 350 plane introduced by Turkish Airlines within the final weeks of the earlier yr as a significant reflection of its future imaginative and prescient, including: “With these thoughts, I once again greet the Turkish Airlines family, who work to raise our flag higher in the skies. May your skies be clear.”

Along with the plans for increasing its fleet, Turkish Airlines has been engaged on extending its flight community and has just lately launched direct flights from Istanbul to Japan’s Osaka, whereas it’s also anticipated to kickstart flights to Australia in upcoming months.

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