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Republican senators.
As a holiday specialist, SunExpress offers non-stop services between Europe and Turkey, as well as services to popular holiday destinations on the Mediterranean, Black Sea, North Africa and Red Sea coasts.
SunExpress flies to 90 destinations in 30 countries with a fleet of 84 aircraft.
Ilker Ayci, THY board chairman, recently said the flag carrier was still keeping 24 Boeing MAX jets grounded following the deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines jet in March.
Ayci admitted that THY had to reduce the number of domestic flights because of the grounding of the jets.
Flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) has reported that its number of carried passengers inched up 1.9% on an annual basis to 6.64mn in October.
The airline served 4.04m international travelers, marking a 8.8% y/y increase in the month. Its domestic passenger tally declined by 7.2% on an annual basis to 2.6mn.
In the first 10 months of the year, THY saw a 1.6% y/y decline in total passenger traffic to 63mn with domestic passengers falling 7.5% y/y to 26mn.
In January-October, THY carried 37mn international passengers, translating to a 3.1% increase on an annual basis.
THY flew to 316 destinations as of end October, up from 304 destinations a year ago. It has a fleet of 346 aircraft.
The Turkey Wealth Fund (TWF), chaired by Erdogan, controls a 49.12% stake in Turkish Airlines. The Privatisation Administration retains one golden share while the remaining 50.88% of the carrier is listed on the Borsa Istanbul.
● TAV
TAV Tunisia and Tunisia on November 6 signed amendments to concession agreements on the operation of Monastir and Enfidha airports, TAV Tunisia’s Turkish parent company TAV Havalimanlari Holding announced in a Borsa Istanbul filing.
“This amendment significantly reduces the past and present concession fees of TAV Tunisia and restructures the historical concession fees payable and the future concession fee calculation schedule,” the filing stated.
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