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Turkish Airlines (THY), the country's flag carrier, will offer direct flights between Istanbul and Atlanta beginning in May 2016.

The new destination will be the airline's second to the southeastern United States following THY's decision to open a route to Miami.

Athens International Airport is extending an incentive scheme aimed at encouraging airlines to use the country?s main terminal during the winter into the summer, in an effort to achieve sustainable growth.

Turkish Airlines has been named the "Best Airline in Europe" for the fifth year in a row by Skytrax, which is recognized by the aviation industry for its global ranking system which tracks customer satisfaction of airlines service and performance around the world, the company said in a written statement on June 16. 

The total number of passengers carried by Turkish Airlines increased by 8.7 percent in the first five months of the year, rising to 23.2 million from 21.4 million in the same period of 2014. 

The company saw an increase in the number of domestic and international passengers, by 10.5 percent and 7.4 percent respectively.

Turkey's low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines has announced that it has changed the base currency for pricing of international tickets originating in Turkey, from the euro to the U.S. dollar. 

The decision will be effective as of July 1, the company said in a written statement on June 12. 

A Malaysia Airlines passenger flight made an emergency landing in Melbourne on June 12 after its aircraft systems signalled an engine fire, Australian authorities said, with the carrier grounding the jet for inspections.

Zuhal Sengul, an air hostess for Turkish Airlines, aged 31, was fired for being too sexy! Her bosses saw her pictures in an Italian magazine wearing gothic outfits and were so turned on by her busty figure that they decided that she had to be taken off the crew.

In the past, the airline has banned staff members from wearing shades of airlines that are seen as too provocative.

Malaysia Airlines is ?technically bankrupt,? its new German CEO said Monday as he outlined plans to stabilize the failing flag carrier including 6,000 job cuts.

?We are technically bankrupt and that decline of performance started long before the tragic events of 2014,? Christoph Mueller told reporters, referring to two deadly disasters that rocked the airline last year.

New Zealand has signed an air service deal with Greece to help airlines from either of the two countries to take up the flying rights in the long term if they spot a viable market opportunity.

The bilateral agreement means that airlines would offer passengers a single ticket for flights in a number of flights.

Iberia airlines announced the creation of a website through which tickets will be auctioned off to potential passengers. The website is subastas.iberia.com, and includes the starting price of a ticket to a specific destination, where passengers can bid. The auction winners will receive the coveted tickets.