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Turkish Airlines has further reduced its planned operations between Istanbul and Pristina for the coming summer season. The carrier, which last year maintained two daily flights between the two cities, initially reduced services to twelve weekly. In its latest revision of the summer network, operations will now be cut to ten weekly from May 13 until the end of the summer season in late October. During April and up to May 13, the service will continue to run twelve times per week.
That's rough
ReplyDeleteWhy is this?
ReplyDeleteTurkish lived off transfers. Liberalisation of visa and traffic laws with Kosovo means they have more direct flights to unserved destinations and thus less need for Turkish
DeleteTK has ordered its NEOs with Pratt engines. A lot of them will have to be grounded for months for the necessary service. Plus Boeing has reduced deliveries of its MAX series.
DeleteSo cuts are expected just like LH group etc.
Turkey was for long one of the few destinations, KS citizens could visit visa free. Now that they can visit EU without visa, I believe the interest shifted. On top, not sure if some additional flights were added so connectivity to Western Europe improved and a lot of transfer pax went west.
ReplyDeletelol, how come interest has not "shifted" from the other exyu markets when they got their visa liberalisation?
DeleteIt happened 15 years ago in other Balkan countries, not that there were many flights to Istanbul back then from the region.
Deletenot true
DeleteDare to show number of flights between BEG/TGD/SJJ and IST in 2009?
DeletePegasus is not affected which means your shifting theory is false. Maybe its yield related issues.
DeleteWell shifting theory is probably true. Whoever has money in Kosovo is now traveling like never before to the west. Either via PRN or SKP or TIA.
Deletebravo
DeleteNot buying it. If everbody is on the move then TK should also profit from it.
DeleteThey should but they don't, while pax figures at PRN are going up. Any explanation offered by you?
DeleteMore like lack of equipment, due to the PW engine issues.
ReplyDeleteYeah only in PRN
DeleteTK has made cuts to a lot of destinations.
DeleteDozens of their NEOs will have to be grounded.
They are not flying all of them to PRN.
I believe it has to be the fact that during high season PRN has enough charter flights towards Turkey
ReplyDeletethose charters have nothing to do with TK passengers.
DeleteYes they do, one does always look for the most affordable option.
Deletelol what has organized package toursim to do with TK. two competely different markets
Deleteflag carriers have generally a problem at PRN
ReplyDeleteAre pax on this route mostly transfer or point to point? If they are transfer then on which routes?
ReplyDeleteBoth. Transfer to JFK is most common. Around 20k passengers annually.
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