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Approximately two thirds (65%) of the population of the European Union live in small and medium-sized cities with nonexistent or limited air connections.

At the same time, 800 out of 1,200 small and medium-sized cities - with a population up to 2 million people each - are not served by an airplane.

The number of passengers Turkish Airlines carried increased by 3.5 percent year-on-year in January-July to 48.94 million.

The international passenger tally was up 3.6 percent in the first seven months of 2024 from a year ago, reaching 30.9 million. Domestic passengers grew by 3.4 percent to more than 18 million.

Turkish Cargo aims to boost its revenues to $10 billion by 2033, Ali Türk, chief cargo officer at Turkish Airlines has said.

Turkish Cargo, flag carrier Turkish Airlines' cargo brand, increased its share of global market in the first half of 2024 to 5.8 percent, while its share hit an all-time high of 6 percent in May this year, according to Türk.

Aegean Airlines has suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport until Tuesday due to escalating tensions in the Middle East.

The airline has also canceled flights to and from Beirut's Rafic Hariri International Airport until Thursday.

Aegean Airlines and Germany's Condor canceled flights to Beirut on Tuesday.

They are the latest airlines to suspend flights to the Lebanese capital in recent days as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah escalate.

Aegean said it would suspend flights until Thursday, while Condor canceled its Tuesday flight from Düsseldorf.

Since the early days of aviation, there has always been a sense of prestige associated with staying in the air for longer periods, traveling farther, and offering passengers more comfort to help them pass the time.

Turkish Airlines (THY) has become the first airline outside the People's Republic of China to finance aircraft with Chinese yuan. 

According to a statement from the company, three Airbus A350 aircraft, which joined THY's fleet in May and July, were financed in Chinese Yuan through AVIC International Leasing and CCB Financial Leasing.

Aegean Airlines' passenger traffic figures in the second quarter and the first half point to a record year.

Turkish Airlines has sealed a compensation deal with International Aero Engines LLC (IAE) regarding the engines of some Airbus aircraft.

The European Commission today gave the green light for Lufthansa to buy Italian airline Ita (created after the closure of the historic Alitala).