Turkish Airlines to Buy 600 New Planes in Record-Breaking Order

Jakarta –

Turkish Airlines will go down in history because of shopping aircraft in the most numbers so far. They bought 600 new planes.

The plan was revealed in the activities of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), when they also became the host.

Spoke a few weeks before Turki Hosting the International Air Transport Association festival, Bolat said the order would consist of 400 narrow-body and 200 wide-body aircraft. This means that Turkish Airlines will have a fleet of 810 aircraft by 2033.

“During IATA we will announce the order. With one of the major manufacturers, we have almost completed our discussions. We will order (total) about 600 aircraft,” said Ahmet Bolat, chairman of the company Turkish Airlines, as quoted by Antara. ReutersSaturday (13/5/2023).

The number of orders would be the largest in the history of the industry by a single airline. Their order surpassed Air India’s record order of 470 Airbus and Boeing aircraft last December.

In the IATA annual meeting, this year it will take place in Istanbul on June 4-6 which will be attended by around 280 airlines.

Bolat said THY was close to reaching an agreement with Boeing for part of the order but did not provide further details.

Boeing declined to comment.

THY has ambitious plans to attract more traffic to its Istanbul hub, competing against its European and Gulf rivals. THY last month announced a 10-year strategic plan and growth targets that include a goal of handling 170 million passengers by 2033, compared to more than 85 million by 2023.

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