Turkish Airways, flag service of Türkiye, has signed a complete codeshare settlement with South Africa-based Airlink to strengthen its presence on the African continent. The settlement, which can take impact on August 1, 2025, was signed at a ceremony held at Airlink’s Head Workplace in Johannesburg, with the participation of senior executives from each corporations.
This strategic collaboration will considerably increase company’ journey choices by integrating Turkish Airways’ unparalleled international community with Airlink’s intensive home and regional routes throughout South Africa and its area. The partnership permits seamless multi-sector journey on a single ticket, providing larger comfort and adaptability for worldwide and regional vacationers.
Below the brand new settlement, Turkish Airways will place its “TK” flight code on Airlink-operated flights, permitting easy connections from Turkish Airways’ companies into Cape City and Johannesburg to a variety of South African and regional locations.
Commenting on the settlement Turkish Airways Chief Funding & Technique Officer Levent Konukcu said; “As Turkish Airways, we give significance to this cooperation with Airlink in order to boost our connectivity in South Africa and the area. We purpose to enhance our partnership to maximise the journey alternatives provided to our company. We imagine that this partnership won’t solely convey advantages to each carriers from a business perspective but in addition enhance the cultural and tourism relations between the 2 nations.”
Airlink CEO de Villiers Engelbrecht stated:”This collaboration with Turkish Airways represents a major alternative to deepen ties between the 2 airways.The settlement is an extra endorsement of Airlink’s model, whereas for our respective prospects, it means extra handy journey choices, with world-class service and simpler entry to locations throughout our mixed and intensive route networks.”
With this collaboration, Turkish Airways won’t solely advance its strategic progress in Africa but in addition additional strengthen its regional presence whereas providing enhanced choices for its company.
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