Turkish Airlines and Thai Airways International signed a memorandum of understanding in Istanbul at the beginning of August with a view to setting up a joint venture. between the two airlines. This is an important step in strengthening cooperation between the two national carriers.
Istanbul is strategically located as a hub between Asia, Europe and Africa, Turkish Airlines offering unrivalled connectivity to the world from its home airport of Istanbul.
Thai Airways Internationalwhose intercontinental network to Europe and North America has suffered somewhat in recent years, has found in Turkish Airlines an ideal partner to cover the European continent.
Thai Airways in Istanbul
The Thai airline will be introducing a daily service to Istanbul from its Bangkok hub in December. This will strengthen the service between the two cities, increasing it to three daily frequencies. These flights will be operated on a codeshare basis. Turkish Airlines also serves Phuket from Istanbul.
Turkish Airlines and Thai Airways International to create a joint venture company in order to maximise the synergies that this strategic partnership offers both airlines. This collaboration will offer Turkish Airlines and THAI passengers an unrivalled choice of destinations in Europe and Asia.
Bilal Ekşi, CEO of Turkish Airlinessaid: "This agreement represents an important milestone in the cooperation between Turkish Airlines and Thai, as it brings together the rich cultural heritage of Turkey and Thailand. This collaboration will improve connectivity between the two regions. It will also enable us to offer passengers a wider range of destinations and services across both airlines' networks.
Chai Eamsiri, CEO of Thai Airways International said. "This cooperation will improve the efficiency of Thai and Turkish Airlines in terms of connectivity and networks. Our customers will be able to travel easily between Thailand and Turkey. But also between Europe and other points in Asia, taking full advantage of the networks offered by our two carriers".
