Turkish Airlines confirms it is 'considering' leasing firms' Airbus A380 offers
Source:transportweekly 2014-2-24 9:25:00
The Turkish carrier has received offers for the A380 from several leasing companies, which it hasn't named, and the airline's board is considering its decision regarding the double decker. The airline's cargo company, Turkish Cargo, is expanding its capacity and in September it started flying to Singapore and it increased its flight frequency on its Dubai route, then in October it increased the number of its flights to Algeria. Turkish Airlines did not comment on whether it would want an A380 that has a higher maximum take-off weight, like British Airways, for an enhanced cargo capacity. Neither would it confirm how many A380 it may lease. Turkish tells ACW in an email that: "The leasing companies are making their offers to us and we are fixing our decisions considering those offers. Furthermore, there is no fixed board decision of Turkish Airlines yet concerning the lease of A380 aircrafts."Turkish's recent capacity expansion includes a new storage area at Ataturk International Airport . Opened in September, it includes a 10,500 square metre area built at the end of runway 06/24. It is able to contain 33 Unit Load Devices (ULD), cold storage for 56 ULDs and a further 1,000 square metres for mail.