THY Increases Capacity to Asia

Posted 08/09/2011

Turkish Airlines (THY) is to increase capacity on its flight from Istanbul to Singapore and Jakarta during the Northern Winter schedules by introducing an Airbus A340-300 on four of its seven weekly services.  The route was previously due to be served by an A330-200 on a daily basis, but the type will now be used on just three rotations per week.  The schedule change will represent a 4.6 per cent increase in capacity on the route as the A340-300 is configured with 20 seats more than the twin-engined model.

Turkish Airlines currently faces competition on the route from Garuda Indonesia and Singapore Airlines.  The latter offers eleven flights per week between Singapore and Istanbul, while Garuda has a daily service through to Jakarta.  An estimated 73,000 O&D passengers travelled between Istanbul and Singapore in the past year and around 32,000 between Istanbul and Jakarta.  Turkish Airlines holds a 33 per cent and 44 per cent share of these two respective markets. 

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