- Turkish Airlines added two new routes to its network and took over eight routes at Ankara (ESB) from its low-cost brand Anadolujet in the last week. On 5 June, the airline launched a twice-weekly service from Izmir (ADB) on the Aegean coast to Germany’s capital airport Berlin Tegel (TXL). The seasonal service, which will operate until the end of September, competes with SunExpress’ five and Lufthansa’s four flights a week. On 11 June, the Star Alliance airline connected its Istanbul Atatürk (IST) hub with Yanbu (YNB) on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, making it Turkish Airlines’ fifth destination in the country after Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh and Damman. Flights operate three times weekly. The routes taken over from Anadolujet are detailed in the table below.
| Date | Destination | WF | A/c | Competition (WF) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 June | Amsterdam (AMS) | 3 | B738 | |
| 10 June | Brussels (BRU) | 3 | B738 | |
| 10 June | Cologne/Bonn (CGN) | 3 | B738 | germanwings (2), Pegasus (1) |
| 9 June | Düsseldorf (DUS) | 4 | B738 | SunExpress Deutschland (4), Pegasus (1) |
| 9 June | Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) | 7 | B738 | |
| 9 June | Stockholm Arlanda (ARN) | 3 | B738 | |
| 9 June | Tehran (IKA) | 5 | B738 | Iran Air (2) |
| 10 June | Vienna (VIE) | 4 | B738 | Pegasus (2) |
| WF: Weekly Frequency Competition source: Innovata data for w/c 11 May 2012 |
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