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Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, [7] is the flag carrier of Turkey. [8] As of June 2024, it operates scheduled services to 352 destinations (including cargo) in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and the Americas. [9]
An Airbus A330, of which Turkish Airlines is the second largest operator of the type, at now defunct Istanbul Atatürk Airport, with multiple other Turkish Airlines aircraft in the background. As of November 2024, Turkish Airlines operates a fleet of 379 Airbus and Boeing aircraft. The airline started its operations in 1933 with only five planes.
The aircraft was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32, registered as TC-JAC with serial number, and named Marmara; its was manufactured in 1968. [1] Two days prior to the accident, on 19 January, the plane carried the 13th Prime Minister of Turkey Nihat Erim and a delegation from Ankara to France, and was due to bring them back later on the accident day.
The aircraft operating Flight 1951 was a 7-year-old Next Generation Boeing 737-800 series model 8F2 [13] with registration TC-JGE, named "Tekirdağ". [14] [15] Model 8F2 denotes the configuration of the 737-800 built for use by Turkish Airlines.
As of 2023, Turkish Airlines is one of the major airlines of the world, particularly by its number of international passengers with 83.4 million passengers. [3] Operating scheduled services to 122 countries and 304 destinations all around the world. The Turkish airlines flies to more countries than any other airlines in the world. [4]
Turkish Airlines Flight 345 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by a Fokker F28-1000 Fellowship from İzmir Cumaovası Airport to Istanbul Yeşilköy Airport that crashed into the Sea of Marmara on 30 January 1975 during approach. It was the second worst accident involving a Fokker F28 and third deadliest aviation accident in ...
Turkish Airlines Flight 158; Turkish Airlines Flight 278; Turkish Airlines Flight 301; Turkish Airlines Flight 345; Turkish Airlines Flight 452; Turkish Airlines Flight 634; Turkish Airlines Flight 835; Turkish Airlines Flight 981; Turkish Airlines Flight 1476; Turkish Airlines Flight 1951; Turkish Airlines Flight 5904; Turkish Airlines Flight 6491
In 1933, today's Turkish Airlines, the Türkiye Devlet Hava Yolları started its flights with two Curtiss Kingbird aircraft. Flights from Istanbul to Ankara and Athens began. The small apron was expanded and a new passenger terminal was built. This is considered the beginning of the airport's 86-year history. It was originally named Yeşilköy ...