The Battle For Africa: Why Turkish Airlines Is Winning - Simple Flying

The Battle For Africa: Why Turkish Airlines Is Winning by James Pearson Turkish Airlines serves 53 passenger destinations across Africa from Istanbul Airport this year, up by one over 2019. It has more destinations in Africa than in Asia (41). Cairo is the leading route, and Egypt is the top country. Narrowbodies are utterly vital to its African effort, with over two-thirds of 2,000-mile-plus destinations flown by single-aisle aircraft. More:The Battle For Africa: Why Turkish Airlines Is Winning - Simple Flying