Following positive reports for the first half of 2022, Turkish Airlines has announced 14 new global destinations it plans to serve in the coming years. The airline has seen a large amount of passenger volume and revenue growth since the pandemic. It plans to use this forward momentum to expand its international reach.

Earth's four corners

The majority of airlines operate on only one or two continents. Turkish Airlines is one of a select few airlines that connect all four corners of the Earth. The airline recently announced that it would expand its international influence by introducing 14 new international destinations to its roster. These destinations will offer direct service to and from its hub in Istanbul, Turkey. The airline announced its intentions to open six new routes to Europe, two in the US, one in the Middle East, two in Asia, and three in Africa.

North America

The two US destinations that it is looking to serve will be Denver, Colorado (DEN), and Detroit, Michigan (DTW). Since the pandemic restrictions have been eased, the airline has focused on increasing the volume of its current flights to the US. The airline has also added three new routes to the US in the past year. In May 2021, the airline began servicing Newark (EWR). Several months later, in September 2021, it began operations to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). The airline's most recent US route addition was launched in June 2022, with service to Seattle (SEA).

Turkish Airlines currently flies to 12 different destinations across the US. It offers over 88,000 two-way seats between the US and Turkey every week. Three years ago, in July 2019, the airline only operated to 10 destinations across the US. The airline was only offering a total of nearly 49,000 weekly two-way seats between the two countries.

Europe

The airline is looking to expand to six new destinations across the European continent. These destinations will include Kraków, Poland (KRK), Palermo, Italy (PMO), Nantes, France (NTE), Coruna, Spain (LCG), Makhachkala, Russia (MCX), and Lankaran, Azerbaijan (LLK). Turkish Airlines currently operates regular flights to 118 European destinations. These destinations are scattered across 43 different countries.

Recent success

Many airlines were driven under when the pandemic shook the world in 2020. While most survived the difficult times' recovery has been difficult. Turkish Airlines has thrived in the wake of the pandemic. At the core of this success is an increase in passenger volume. In July 2022, the airline carried 7.8 million passengers, compared to July 2019, when it carried only 7.1 million passengers. The airline reported $7.6 billion in revenue for the first half of 2022. This is an increase of 27.5% from the total revenue procured in the first half of 2019.

In addition to an increase in passenger volume, an increase in cargo volume has also greatly aided the success of Turkish Airlines. Simple Flying recently reached out to Turkish Airlines. The airline stated that much of the recent success could be attributed to the increase in cargo volume it began transporting during the pandemic. The airline continued flying cargo with its passenger planes despite a lack of passengers.