DHL upgrades freighters from Turkey

DHL Aviation has boosted its capacity from Turkey by over 160 per cent, by replacing of its five weekly B757 freighters with six weekly A300 freighters.

The airline now offers a total allocation of 520,000 kg of main deck space per month from Istanbul to its European hub in Brussels, linking to 136 destinations worldwide on its own services. Interline agreements with American Airlines, Air Canada and Continental Airlines add a further 94 destinations.

DHL Aviation is represented in Turkey by its GSSA of 11 years, Kargosistem AS, whose managing director Demir Ozerman, said: “This additional freighter capacity, coupled with network expansion and improved routings, gives DHL Aviation much greater potential in this market. It also significantly improves the scope of services we can offer to the Turkish airfreight community and boosts our total portfolio of destinations to almost 300.”