Skip to content Skip to Search
Skip navigation

Turkish Airlines to have ‘third largest fleet’ by 2033

By Pramod Kumar
Turkish Airlines is using the $12bn Istanbul Airport as its hub to build a mega network connecting Europe to Asia and Africa Creative Commons/Andrei Dimofte
Turkish Airlines is using the $12bn Istanbul Airport as its hub to build a mega network connecting Europe to Asia and Africa

State-owned Turkish Airlines is planning to increase its fleet size to 813 aircraft by 2033 as part of its expansion drive, a local media report said.

The additions over the next decade will make it an airline with the “third largest fleet”, Daily Sabah newspaper reported, citing CEO Bilal Ekşi’s speech at an event in Istanbul.

“We are currently flying to 129 countries worldwide, with 350 destinations, including Turkey. This undoubtedly transforms Istanbul and Turkey into a significant transfer hub,” he stated.

The national carrier is using the $12 billion Istanbul Airport as its hub to build a mega network connecting Europe to Asia and Africa.

The recent capacity increase at Istanbul Airport will allow for an additional 600 aircraft to be accommodated, which will position Turkey as a potential global transfer hub, the CEO added.

Turkish Airlines last month held talks with European airline manufacturer Airbus on a potential order of 355 new aircraft, state-run Anadolu news agency said.

During the meeting in Istanbul, executives from Turkish Airlines discussed buying 75 wide-body A350-900, 15 wide-body A350-1000 aircraft, 250 narrow-body A321neo aircraft and five A350F cargo aircraft, in addition to 10 A350-900s aircraft.

Latest articles

Alcohol tax in Dubai was suspended in 2023

Dubai to reintroduce 30% alcohol tax

Dubai will reintroduce the 30 percent sales tax on alcohol in January, according to an email sent by a local alcohol distributor to venues in the city.  The correspondence sent by MMI, which also operates off licences in the city, said: “Please note, Dubai Government have informed us the 30 percent municipality tax on alcoholic […]

EDB food wheat farm sharjah

EDB hails $305m in financing for agriculture businesses

One dirham in 12 lent by Emirates Development Bank in the past three years has gone into financing for agriculture technology and food production businesses, the bank said on Thursday. EDB said the AED1.12 billion ($305 million) of loans represent 8 percent of the AED14.72 billion of financing it has provided since April 2021.  It […]

The oil market could now shift focus to the actions of US President-elect Donald Trump

Opec+ delays oil output hike until April

Opec+ on Thursday pushed back the start of oil output rises by three months until April and extended the full unwinding of cuts by a year until the end of 2026 due to weak demand and booming production outside the group. Cuts had been scheduled to begin unwinding from October 2024 but a slowdown in […]

Animal, Bird, Chicken

Almarai to foray into food segments beyond dairy

Almarai, the largest dairy producer in Saudi Arabia, will launch seafood and red meat facilities to help achieve the Vision 2030 goal of becoming food self-reliant. The company is building domestic production facilities for seafood and beef and lamb, which will become operational in two years, Bloomberg reported, citing CEO Abdullah Albader. In March, Almarai […]