AnadoluJet, the brand of Turkish Airlines (THY), received an operating license to carry out its operations under the name of AJet Air Transportation Joint Stock Company (AJet), which was established as a subsidiary of THY.
The operating license delivery ceremony to AJet was held at the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure with the participation of Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu.
In his speech here, Uraloglu stated that Turkiye has made serious developments, especially in the field of aviation, in the last 21 years and said, “We increased the number of airports from 26 to 57. We increased our international flight destinations from 60 to 343. 2023 has been a year of full recovery after the pandemic. We closed 2023 with approximately 216 million passengers.”
Underlining that THY is the “flag carrier” of Turkiye, Uraloglu said that they truly felt “at home” when they boarded the THY plane.
Uraloglu pointed out that in order to adapt to the competitive market conditions, it was decided to restructure THY and Anadolu Jet and Anadolu Jet was transformed into “AJet”.
Reminding that the first application for this was made on August 28 last year, the preliminary permission was given in September and the application for the license was made in December, Uraloglu made the following evaluations:
“We followed the necessary investigations with our General Directorate of Civil Aviation and as of today, we are issuing AJet’s operating license. At the end of last year, we opened the second runway of Sabiha Gokcen Airport. We closed the year with aviation. Again, we start the first shift of the new year with aviation. THY has a red logo, and AJet has a blue logo, indicating aviation. The seat design is truly ergonomic. It will offer comfortable travel opportunities to passengers. We have 14 companies operating in aviation. 11 of them carry cargo and passengers, and 3 of them carry cargo. We have no hesitation that Anadolu Jet, like THY, will become a brand in our nearby geography. We will receive the next export figures separately for THY and AJet.”
“WE WILL REPLACE OUR AJET WITH NEW GENERATION AIRPLANES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE”
THY Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee Ahmet Bolat stated that Anadolu Jet will serve as AJet with 103 aircraft this year and will fly to 52 international and 41 domestic destinations, adding:
“It will bring 16 million international passengers from abroad. We aim to carry 8 million on domestic lines. We plan to respond to the demand on domestic lines by adding 15% more capacity in 2024. The configurations of our planes are changing. We made an agreement for 355 Airbus. From here, we will replace our AJet with new generation aircraft as soon as possible. We will offer services with more standardized cabin configurations both inside and outside. Our seats are much more comfortable than those on the market. It is also very comfortable in terms of leg room. In 2022, THY brought $14.8 billion to Turkiye. $5.9 billion of this remained in Turkiye. Our figure last year was $16.2 billion, of which $8 billion remained in Turkiye. AJet will be the export gateway from Sabiha Gokcen to Turkiye.”
Source: Patronlardunyasi / Prepared by Irem Yildiz