Turkish and Vietnam Airlines to Research Air
Cargo Joint Venture
(30/11/23)
Turkish
and Vietnam airlines have signed an agreement to research how the
two carriers can work together to enhance their respective cargo
operations.
The research will give insights into how an air cargo joint
venture would work, and how the two airlines as well as customers
would benefit from the larger
network providing more direct flights to a wider range of destinations and
with increased frequencies.
“The cooperation between
Vietnam Airlines and Turkish Airlines was established on the basis
of mutual benefit,” said Dang Ngoc Hoa, Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Vietnam Airlines. “Turkish Airlines will benefit from expanding
the scale of its transportation network to previously limited
areas such as Oceania and Northeast Asia through the advantages
offered by Vietnam's central geographical location as a transit
point. Furthermore, by using freighters and connecting to Turkish
Airlines' global network of 345 destinations around the world,
Vietnam Airlines will be able to significantly expand its scale.
We hope this cooperation will facilitate Vietnam’s position and
advancement towards becoming one of the leading logistics centers
in the Asia-Pacific region.”
In June,
the two airlines signed a codeshare agreement to provide more
flexible and diverse flight options for passengers on routes
between Vietnam and Türkiye, as well as neighboring countries.
Passengers can make reservations and buy tickets on
both airlines to fly between Istanbul and both Hanoi and Ho
Chi Minh (Saigon), as well as between Hanoi - Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh
(Saigon) - Da
Nang.
“Asia is one of our most important markets,” said
Turkish Airlines' CEO Bilal Ekşi. “Our efforts to increase our
presence on this prominent continent continue unabated with our
competent teams and R&D activities. In an era where global
aviation is shifting from West to East, these efforts are even
more meaningful. I hope the collaboration we have started with
Vietnam Airlines, currently focused on our air cargo brand Turkish
Cargo, but planned to be developed in different categories in the
future, will be beneficial and fruitful for both countries and
both flag carriers.”
Vietnam Airlines, a member of the SkyTeam airline
alliance, has a fleet of nearly 100 aircraft connecting more than
100 routes to 21 domestic and 29 international destinations.
Turkish Airlines, a member of Star Alliance, has a fleet
of 437 passenger and cargo aircraft flying to 345 worldwide
destinations as 292 international and 53 domestic in 129
countries.
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