Turkish Airlines has provided service at Frankfurt Airport for 50 years and is thus one of Frankfurt’s longest-serving carriers. The airline celebrated its anniversary on the main apron with an aircraft specially “branded” for the occasion.

Fraport executive board chairman Stefan Schulte said: “50 years is a period that spans half the era of scheduled services in commercial air transport.

Fraport congratulates one of the longest-serving airlines at Frankfurt Airport on this remarkable anniversary.

“We wish Turkish Airlines continued success in global aviation. May the connection between Turkey and Germany via the Frankfurt air transportation hub continue to prosper in the future,” said Dr Schulte, paying tribute to Turkish Airlines on its anniversary.

Turkish Airlines provides services between the Frankfurt intercontinental hub in Germany and Turkey’s international hub Istanbul Atatürk Airport. In addition, it offers daily flights to and from the Ankara. During the peak tourist season its flight schedule includes additional direct flights to Adana and Izmir twice a week and to Kayseri once a week. Turkish Airlines operates jet aircraft of the Airbus A320 family as well as Boeing 737s on all routes.

A member of the Star Alliance, Turkish Airlines has seen rapid growth in the past few years. In 2004 it carried 10 million passengers; today, the number has more than doubled to over 25 million passengers per year.

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