Turkish Airlines

Turkish Airlines was established on May 20, 1933, as State Airlines Administration. Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey. Turkish Airlines has its headquarters at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey. There are secondary hubs at Esenboga Ataturk Airport, Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, and Adnan Menderes Airport. Although it was set up initially to be a domestic carrier for Turkey, it launched international services in 1947 with the inauguration of Ankara-Istanbul-Athens flights and later added Nicosia, Beirut and Cairo flight destinations. It currently operates flights to 290 destinations making it the 4^th largest carrier in the world after The airline joined the International Air Transport Association (IATA) after it had been reorganised by the Turkish government to Turk Hava Yollari (THY) in 1956. It was later recognised as Turkey?s ambassador to the world. In 1983 the airline started a complete makeover into modern operation and built a new, state-of-the-art technical centre at Yelsikoy Airport to maintain the youngest fleet in the world with 30 aircraft. In the early 2000s, Turkish Airlines extended their international reach to forge marketing agreements with Asiana Airlines, American Airlines, Malaysian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, Czech Airlines, and Cathay Pacific. It joined the Star Alliance network in April 2008 becoming the 7^th European airline in the 20-member alliance. Turkish Airlines is the official carrier for several European football clubs such as FC Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray, Olympique de Marseille, Aston Villa, FK Sarajevo, Hannover 96, and A.S Roma. Since 2010, the airline is the primary sponsor of the Turkish Airlines Euroleague, UEFA Euro 2016, and also co-sponsored the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Turkish Airlines also sponsors some other events such as Japanese Bj-league, Turkish Airlines Open, and European Tour golf tournament. Routes Turkish Airlines operates flights on Turkish Airlines flies to 47 domestic and 226 international destinations across 117 countries in Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and South America. Outside Turkey, the continent with the most destinations are Europe with 106 including Cyprus, Siberia and Transcaucasia, followed by Asia with 59 destinations, Africa with 44 destinations including Nigeria, and finally the Americas with 17 destinations. Turkish Airline operates in 14 airports across Germany alone giving the country the highest presence of the airline. Russia, Italy, the United States, France, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Iran, Iraq, Spain and the United Kingdom are other countries with heavy Turkish Airlines operations. Turkish Airlines have been operating in Nigeria since 2006. It operates in 3 Nigerian Airports: Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano and Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja. It is already formulating plans to fly the Port Harcourt route. The Airline has its head office at Adeola Odeku Stree, Lagos Island, Lagos, Nigeria. It majorly operates domestic and International flights within and outside Nigeria. Domestic Flights within Nigeria Lagos to Abuja Double daily flights from Abuja to Lagos International flights fare range between 300000 Naira to 800000 Naira for different destinations. Istanbul to Lagos Lagos to London, New York, Rome, Houston, Istanbul. Abuja to Rome, Istanbul, London, New York, and Houston. Turkish Airlines Fleet Turkish Airlines currently holds a fleet of 338 aircraft including Boeing, Airbus and Embraer planes configured mainly with Business class and Economy class cabins. It has 10 operational cargo aircraft serving 52 destinations. The ?Turkish Airline? is boldly written on the body of the aircraft and a red tail with the company logo in a white circle distinguishes aircraft belonging to Turkish Airlines. By the number of destinations worldwide, Turkish Airlines is the 4^th largest carrier in the world operating scheduled services to 290 destinations in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Turkish airlines fly to 119 countries, making it the airline with the highest number of destinations. It serves more destinations than any other airline in Europe from a single airport. It also has codeshare agreements with about 40 airlines including Air Europa, Avianca Brazil, Croatia Airlines, Etihad Airlines, EgyptAir and a host of others. Turkish Airlines fleet includes 99 Airbus aircrafts, 33 Boeing aircraft, 13 Cargo aircraft and several other types of aircraft in its fleet. Travel packages offered by Turkish Airline Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles program is for frequent flyers. Miles earned can be used to book rewards such as reward tickets, companion tickets, and one-way reward tickets or ticket upgrades with Turkish Airlines. There are two award tickets that customers of Turkish Airline can enjoy and they are Capacity-controlled award tickets and Seat Guaranteed Award tickets. Reservation for award ticket issuance must be made in award ticket class for confirmation by the airlines. Before flights, passengers can make seat reservations depending on preference and charges. In flight, passengers can enjoy the in-cabin entertainment section including movies, television shows, video games, audiobooks, music, and children?s film. The communications section enables passengers to send and receive SMS/email and read the latest news. They offer Economy, Comfort or business class service. All seats come with complimentary beverages and a meal or light snack. The Comfort/Premium Economy Class seat features larger seats, additional legroom and an upgraded menu section. The Business Class seats give access to welcome drinks and restaurant serving gourmet cuisine on fine china wares.

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Flying with Children

Unaccompanied Minor Service

7 to 12-year-old children may travel unaccompanied or with a companion hostess provided by Turkish Airlines. Guardian/parents of unaccompanied minor must stay at the airport till the flight takes off.

Infants/Children

Infants are not allowed to board the aircraft within 48 hours of birth. Infant tickets are given to children below the age of 2 and are allowed to sit on the lap of an adult with the use of a seat belt extension. An Infant may travel in a seat at an additional cost if requested. Child?s ticket and seats will be issued for child passengers between the age of 2 and 12. However, children between the age of 2 and 7 years must travel with parents/companion who is of age. Flying with Pets It is preferred that passengers make reservations for guide dogs that are allowed a free stay in the cabin. Dogs attending passengers with disabilities are allowed to be in the cabin without being caged. The service dogs should be trained and must be wearing vests to indicate they are working dogs. The service dogs must have a valid health certificate, vaccination documentation, be clean, obedient and must sit in front of the passenger and or underneath the seat. Terms and Check-in Policy

Check-in

Passengers are advised to arrive at the airport 1 hour before domestic flights but 3 hours before international flights to complete their flight transactions. Disabled passengers are given preference in Turkish Airlines operating airports.

Baggage Allowance

Free baggage allowance of 30kg and 20kg on the Business and Economy class respectively for adults while all infants have a maximum of 10kg free baggage allowance. Excess baggage will be paid for per kilogram.  

Pregnant Women

Pregnant women in the 28th week of pregnancy are allowed to fly until the 35th week with a medical clearance dated 7 days prior to the flight. However, beyond the 35th week, they are no longer fit to fly even with medical clearance.   Also, passengers with contagious diseases are not allowed to board the aircraft under any circumstances, most importantly during the communicable term of the disease.

Baggage Restrictions

  The following equipment/substance are prohibited on board: Hoverboards, dialysis machines, incubators, flammable solids, magnetic substances, corrosives like thermometers, poisonous and contagious substances, explosives, ammunition etc.

Delayed/Lost/Damaged Baggage

Passengers with missing/lost Baggage must report by filing a Property Irregularity Report form before leaving the airport. Also, immediately ascertained damages to baggage must be immediately reported at the Lost and found office. All complaints about baggage must be made with their travel ticket, baggage tag, ID document etc., before leaving the airport