Turkish Airlines turns pandemic into opportunity, CEO says

Turkish Airlines has succeeded in overcoming the impact of the pandemic when compared to its rivals during the pandemic year of 2020 when the airline sector was among the most severely hit sectors by the outbreak, the carrier’s CEO said Monday. During the pandemic, the civil aviation sector was one of the most affected sectors, CEO Ilker Aycı said, and the industry has left behind the most challenging year of its history. Avcı stressed that the airline companies across the world received financial support during the pandemic and despite the cash injections, they cut jobs to compensate the virus losses, while the THY has taken a different stance by neither receiving cash support nor laying off employees. Boosted by the pandemic need, the cargo transportation branch of the national carrier became the fastest and largest growing cargo carrier, he said. He congratulated and thanked all the employees of the company for their hard work and contribution during the challenging period.<br/>