Turkish joins Star
Turkish Airlines has joined as the 20th member of the Star Alliance.
It is one of the fastest growing airlines in Europe, recording passenger traffic growth of 23.5% according to the Association of European Airlines.
By the end of the year, Turkish Airlines plans to start flying to 11 new destinations and add an additional 22 aircraft.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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