Senior Officials from Turkish Airlines’ Cargo Department Turkey, Attended & Made Important Announcements at the Iftar.
[Pakistan, Thursday 24th June’15]: Turkish Airlines, the number one ranked airline and winner of two major awards at the recent prestigious Airfinance Journal awards ceremony, hosted a special Iftar dinner for members of the Pakistani air logistics business community and key media on 23rd June, 2015 at Avari Towers in Karachi.
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The special event is part of the airline’s longstanding commitment to strengthen its ties with the local community in Pakistan, particularly the air cargo industry, which has aided Turkish Airlines in successfully becoming one of the local market leaders.
On hand to welcome attendees during the evening’s affair were senior officials of the cargo department of Turkish Airlines Mr. Ali Turk, Senior Vice President Cargo and Mr. Huseyin Ceyhan, Regional Cargo Director Asia Pacific, who were visiting from Istanbul, the hub of Turkish Airlines operations. From their Pakistan office, General Manager [North] Mr. Fatih Atacan Temel was present to greet attendees.
Mr.Ali Turk in Sindhi attire
Making some important announcements about Turkish Airlines’ operations in and relationship with Pakistan, Senior Vice President Cargo Mr. Ali Turk, who wore a traditional Sindhi cap and Ajrak, said “Pakistan’s economy is dynamic and growing aggressively. In fact we believe Pakistan will be amongst the top economies in the next 5 years! We understand that the trade relationship between Pakistan and Turkey is far behind its potential, which is why we are looking to double our investment in Islamabad and Lahore, and also plan on giving tough competition to local players by expanding our cargo operations in Pakistan”.
SVP Cargo at Turkish Airlines handing out a ticket to a lucky draw winner
Following Iftar and dinner, a lucky draw took place where visiting cards of everyone who attended were picked from and two return tickets to Turkey were given out to winners. The event became the talk of the evening in Karachi, as the hashtag #TurkishAirlines became one of the top trending topics on popular social media networking website Twitter.
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About Turkish Airlines:
Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines is a 4-star airline today with a fleet of 277 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 274 destinations worldwide with 226 international and 48 domestic. According to Skytrax survey of 2014, Turkish Airlines was chosen “Europe’s Best Airline” for the fourth and “Best Airline in Southern Europe” for the sixth consecutive time. Having won in 2010 the world’s “Best Economy Catering Service” and in 2013 the world’s “Best Business Catering Service” awards, Turkish Airlines was this year awarded the world’s “Best Business Catering Service” and “Best Business Class Lounge Dining” prizes in the Skytrax survey. More information about Turkish Airlines can be found on www.turkishairlines.com.
About Star Alliance:
The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognized by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI and United. The integration of Avianca Brasil is currently in progress. Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 18,500 daily flights to 1,321 airports in 193 countries For additional information visit www.staralliance.com and/or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube or LinkedIn.
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