Turkish Introduces A340 To Nigeria

Turkish Airlines which recently introduced one of its newest aircraft Airbus A330 to the Istanbul-Lagos route on September 25 has introduced another wide bodied aircraft, Airbus A340 to the route.
The Managing Director of the airline, Mr. Abdallah Pinar, said “the introduction of another state-of-the-art aircraft is a fulfillment of our promise to bring an Airbus A340 at the beginning of the winter flight season starting on September 25.”
He added that: “Having seen the response of our Nigerian passengers to the afternoon departure from Lagos to Istanbul, we believe it is high time we introduce the A340 aircraft to the route which has continued to grow to the satisfaction of our passengers and the airline”.
According to him, the new aircraft has individual entertainment system and leader seats in all the classes. “It is our determination to serve our Nigerian passengers much better in a relaxed atmosphere.
“This is coupled with the fact that we operate a very competitive fare and there is no transit visa required as long as the passenger has travelling documents to his destination,” he said.
Pinar further stated that the airline has continued to win the best baggage handling airline in Europe with its least delayed or missing baggage record.
National Mirror gathered that of the 26 airlines rated by the Air Transport Users' Council, Turkish Airlines was rated the first in baggage handling with a 4.5 in 1,000 delayed and missing baggage. It has a reduction from 4.7 in 2006 to 4.5 in 2007.
Turkish Airlines was founded in May 1933. It has 102 aircraft comprising Boeing and Airbus aircraft. As a member of the Star Alliance Network, it has capacity to operate to 965 destinations worldwide.