Air France'dan Turkce Dersi

Parlez-vous Mandarin?
Air France will offer free lessons in as many as 23 languages on 17 long-range Boeing 777-300 planes beginning in April.
The "totally interactive" system, provided by Montreal-based DTI Software, includes a teacher, pronunciation exercises, tests and games for practice, Air France said.
At the end of each lesson, students will receive a grade.
Languages offered will include English, French, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Cantonese, Korean, Greek, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Malay, Indonesian, Tamil, Dutch, Vietnamese, Turkish, Tagalog and Danish.
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/178923

Turk Hava Kurumu Kanada'ya Ogrenci Gonderiyor

TÜRK HAVA KURUMU (THK)
ULUSLARARASI HAVA ÖĞRENCİ MÜBADELESİ (IACE) PROGRAMI
İLE 15 GÜN SÜREYLE YURTDIŞINA ÖĞRENCİ GÖNDERECEKTİR

Uluslararası Hava Öğrenci Mübadelesi Programına katılmak isteyen öğrenciler; THK Genel Başkanlığı tarafından İngilizce Yazılı Sınav ve İngilizce-Türkçe Mülakat ile seçilerek, 17 TEMMUZ – 01 AĞUSTOS 2007 tarihleri arasında; ABD, KANADA, İNGİLTERE, ALMANYA ve HOLLANDA’ya gönderilecektir.

ÖĞRENCİLERDE ARANAN NİTELİKLER :
1. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti vatandaşı olmak,
2. Yaşı 17’den küçük, 20’den (dahil) büyük olmamak [31 TEMMUZ 1990 (dahil) - 01 AĞUSTOS 1987 (dahil) tarihleri arasında doğmuş olmak. Yaş düzeltmeleri dikkate alınmaz,
3. Sağlıklı olmak (dış görünüşünde belirgin bir bozukluk veya sakatlık bulunmamak),
4. Erkek öğrenciler için 170 cm, kız öğrenciler için 160 cm’den uzun olmak,
5. Söz konusu mübadele programına ilk defa katılıyor olmak,
6. Halen lise son sınıf , üniversite hazırlık veya üniversite birinci sınıfta öğrenimine devam ediyor olmak,
7. Gezi tarihleri sırasında sınavları bitmiş ve bütünlemeye kalmamış olmak.
BAŞVURU :
1. Başvurular 18.12.2006 - 02.02.2007 tarihleri arasında aşağıda belirtilen adrese elden teslim veya posta yoluyla yapılacaktır. Postadaki gecikmeler dikkate alınmayacaktır. Faks, e-posta veya eksik belgelerle yapılan müracaatlar kabul edilmeyecektir.
2. İngilizce Yazılı dil sınavına girebilmek için gerekli olan belgeler;
a. Mübadeleye katılmak istediğini belirten DİLEKÇE (adres ve telefon bilgileri dilekçeye yazılacaktır),
b. Okul idaresinden onaylı TÜRKÇE ve İNGİLİZCE ÖĞRENCİ BELGESİ (okul idaresinden İngilizce belge alamayanlar yeminli tercüme bürolarına Türkçe öğrenci belgelerini tercüme ettirebilir. ),
c. Noter tasdikli, fotoğraflı ve T.C. vatandaşlık numaralı NÜFUS CÜZDANI SURETİ,
d. İki adet VESİKALIK FOTOĞRAF.
3. Sınav Başvuru ücreti 75.00-YTL, Ziraat Bankası Heykel Şubesi 3463644-5003 nolu hesap numarasına yatırılacak ve dekont başvuru belgeleri ile teslim edilecektir.
SINAV :
1. İngilizce Yazılı Sınav ile İngilizce-Türkçe Mülâkata katılacak öğrenciler 19.02.2007 Pazartesi günü saat 08:00’da aşağıdaki adreste hazır bulunacaktır.
2. Sınav sonuçları 09.03.2007 tarihinden itibaren www.thk.org.tr adresinde yayınlanacaktır. Adaylara ayrıca sınav davetiyesi ve sonuç belgesi gönderilmeyecektir.
ADAYLARIN SEÇİMİ :
1. İngilizce (sözlü-yazılı) sınavından alınacak not (100 üzerinden) seçime esas olacak genel notun %60’ını teşkil eder.
2. Diğer %30’lık dilim Türkçe mülakat puanından, %10’luk dilimi ise Havacılık faaliyetlerine katılım puanından oluşmaktadır.
MÜBADELE SINAVINI KAZANAN ÖĞRENCİLER :
1. Mübadele sınavını kazanan öğrencilerin ödemeleri gereken katkı payı ücreti ABD 980 Euro, Kanada 1030 Euro, İngiltere 580 Euro, Almanya 500 Euro, Hollanda 470 Euro’dur.
2. Mübadele Sınavını kazanan ve gerekli katkı payı ücretini ödeyen öğrenciler 30 Haziran – 06 Temmuz 2007 tarihleri arasında IACE İnönü Hazırlık Kampına katılacaktır. Kamp kapsamında öğrencilere sportif havacılık branşlarına ilişkin teorik eğitim verilecek, model uçak kursu, planör uçuşu ve toplu uçuş yaptırılacaktır.
3. Öğrenciler, noter ve benzeri masrafları kendileri karşılayacaktır. Mübadele Programı ile yurtdışına gitmeye hak kazanan öğrencilerin Standart Temsil Kıyafetleriyle ilgili bilgiler ayrıca bildirilecektir.



ADRES : TÜRK HAVA KURUMU GENEL BAŞKANLIĞI
ATATÜRK BULVARI No : 33 P.K. 06100 OPERA / ANKARA
TELEFON : 0 312 310 46 90 - 0 312 310 48 40 / 310 - 311
FAKS : 0 312 310 04 13
E-POSTA : disiliskiler@thk.org.tr
WEB : www.thk.org.tr / www.iacea.com
http://www.thk.org.tr/2006/duyurular/2007IACE.doc

Toronto Pearson Havalimanindaki Bagaj Hirsizlik Cetesi Cokertildi

Airport baggage crew charged with thefts
(Toronto Star January 5 2007) Bob Mitchell
Peel police say 7 male baggage handlers, aged 17 to 25, charged in months-long probe at Pearson aiport, were allegedly `loading and unloading bags, helping themselves to stuff'
January 05, 2007 Bob MitchellStaff Reporter
Seven airport workers, including a lead baggage handler, have been charged in a continuing police probe of thefts from passenger luggage at Pearson International Airport.
Arrests began in October, police confirmed yesterday. The accused, all male, and ranging in age from 17 to 25, include college students who worked part-time as baggage handlers at Canada's busiest airport.
Two men, including a 19-year-old lead hand, were nabbed earlier this week while they worked at the airport, police said.
"We don't believe this was an organized ring of seven people," said Det. Malcolm Bow of Peel's airport criminal division. "One or two might have known each other and they all worked in a very small area at Terminal 3 but there is no evidence that everybody knew everybody who was arrested. "These guys aren't sophisticated. They were just loading and unloading bags and helping themselves to stuff."
Bow said all of them had been working at Pearson for the past two to three years.
Police began their investigation after they noticed an increase in reported thefts by travellers from their luggage at Terminal 3 this summer.
Bow said property, such as digital cameras, jewellery and clothing, were taken from baggage of passengers both arriving to and departing from the terminal.
Various aircraft were involved, police said.
"Basically these baggage handlers were entrusted with loading and unloading travellers' baggage," Bow said.
"We're alleging they breached that trust by stealing stuff from bags."
Although exact details of the probe aren't being revealed, police admit some of those arrested were caught by surveillance.
"As a result we focused an investigation at that terminal and we've arrested seven people so far," Bow said.
"We've laid about 18 charges so far ranging from theft to possession of stolen property and stolen credit cards."
A stolen credit card and several cameras were among the stolen items found on Tuesday when the lead baggage handler and another person were arrested, police said.
Bow confirmed that all of those arrested no longer work at the airport.
More than $12,000 worth of stolen goods has so far been recovered, although police say many more items were reported stolen.
All of the accused have been released on bail, police said.
The names of the young offenders arrested are protected by Canada's youth laws.
Jamaal Cushnie, 19, of Toronto, the alleged lead baggage handler, has been charged with possession of stolen property, possession of a stolen credit card and possession of a controlled substance.
He's to appear in a Brampton court Feb. 5.
The busts are the latest to involve airport employees in the past several years at Canada's busiest airport, although they are not on the same scale as a series of arrests in 2004.
In that bust, police arrested eight people and dismantled a sophisticated ring that was believed responsible for the theft of $6 million worth of high-end electronic equipment and clothing from the cargo areas of Pearson over a six-year span.
More than 8,000 items were stolen.
Many of them wound up being sold over the Internet through eBay.
The ring, which was run by airport employees, used truckers working for legitimate companies to haul the stolen goods away from the airport.
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/168121

YURTDIŞINA UÇUŞ PAZARI İTHAL REKABETE AÇILIYOR

GÜLŞEN CEBECİ, Takvim, 29/12/2006

Nasrettin Hoca ve THY

Fikra bu ya, Aksehirli Hoca Nasrettin THY ile ucarken ikram olarak verilen yogurdu yere dusurmus. Bunu goren yanindaki yolcu sormus:
- Hocam ne yapiyorsun?
Hoca hazircevap tabi, altta kalir mi?
- Turk Hava Yollari Torontoya ucsun diye ucaga maya caliyorum.
Yolcu sasirmis
- Aman hocam, hic Turk Hava Yollari Kanadaya ucar mi?
Hoca yine hazircevap,
- Ya ucarsa?

Torontota direk ucusu gerceklestiren Etihad Airways hakkinda bilgiler

En son Torontoya direkt ucusu gerceklestiren havayollari arasindaki Etihad Airways Kasim 2005 tarihinden itibaren haftanin uc gunu Dubai'den Toronto'ya ucuyor.

Bagli Oldugu Ulke: Birlesik Arap Emirlikleri (BAE)
Havayolunun Kuruldugu Tarih: 13 Kasim 2003
Ucak sayisi : 20 (Agustos 2006 itibari ile)
Bagli oldugu havacilik ittifaki : Arap Hava Tasimacilari Birligi
BAE Nufusu : 4,104,695
BAE deki Kanadali sayisi : 6.000
Direkt ucuslarin Kanada BAE ticaretine etkisi : Direkt ucuslarla birlikte iki ulke arasindaki ticaret hacminin iki katina cikmasi bekleniyor.
THY ucuslarina etkisi : Istanbul aktarmali olarak Ortadogu sehirlerine yapilacak seferlerde rekabeti artiracak.
Diger Bilgiler : Ayni ulkenin diger havayolu Emirates ise 2007 de Torontoya ucmaya baslayacak.

THY to conduct market research on direct flights from England, Russia to Antalya

Turkish Daily News 19 Aralik 2006
Turkish Airlines (THY) is planning to launch market research for direct flights from Britain and Russia to Antalya.
Antalya Trade and Industry Chamber Board (ATSO) Chairman Kemal Özgen declared that one of the most important problems of Antalya tourism is the lack of scheduled direct flights. He said that lack of direct flights is an obstacle to the expansion of congress, golf, health and culture tourism throughout the year.
He added: “THY management has already started research into countries such as Britain and Russia. For that purpose on Dec. 20-21 we will meet with travel agency officials to measure the potential of direct flights and ask their support.”
Özgen said Mediterranean Touristic Hotels Association (AKTOB) President Osman Ayık will also participate in the meeting and will support the initiative. “Our aim is to expand direct flights to other countries and to meet the needs of Antalya tourism,” he said.
http://www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=62119

Airline Alliances: Decoding the Mysteries of the Code Share - Tips and Tricks

NYTimes
MICHELLE HIGGINS 17 Aralik 2006

ON his way home to Washington last month from a business trip, Don Alberstadt, a quality assurance auditor, stood in line at the US Airways ticket counter in San Diego for 45 minutes, waiting to check his bag and check in for his nonstop flight to Washington, US Airways Flight 6560. But when he reached the desk, a US Airways agent told him there was no Flight 6560 — even though the itinerary he received from a corporate travel agency displayed that number and the US Airways logo.

Mr. Alberstadt, it turns out, was booked on a code-share flight, sold by US Airways but operated by United Airlines. He was sent to the United counter for check-in and stood in line for another 30 minutes. “I am just glad that I did not arrive at the airport only one hour prior to the flight departure,” he said, adding that “a simple F.Y.I.” about what to expect would have been helpful. “It seems to me that the travel industry — reservations, airports and airlines — is employing tactics that make travel more disruptive and anxious, rather than trying to make it more accommodating.”
Code share is the industry term for an agreement that allows airlines to sell one another’s flights as if they were their own. The code refers to the two letters airlines typically use to identify themselves on tickets and in computer-reservation systems. Domestic code-share agreements became popular between major airlines and regional feeder carriers as a way for major carriers to expand their network of flights without having to serve low-volume commuter markets directly at high costs.
Over the years, code-share affiliations were formed among United States and foreign airlines, as carriers searched for ways to expand their networks internationally. Now, as airlines continue to struggle financially, they are increasingly relying on code sharing to sell more tickets.
The number of flights originating in the United States that are operated by one carrier but sold by one or more other airlines has grown from about 1.1 million in 2000 to 4.3 million this year, according to Back Aviation Solutions, an industry consulting firm.
“The number of flights originating in the U.S. is slightly higher in 2006 than (post 9/11) 2002,” Frederick Roe, regional manager at Back Aviation Solutions, said in an e-mail message. “However, because of the huge increase in code sharing, passengers can find tickets marketed by multiple carriers at different prices for the exact same flight.”
Consider Delta Flight 1150 from Kennedy Airport in New York to San Francisco. It’s sold not only by Delta but also by four other airlines, each identifying it as its own: Alaska Airlines, Alitalia, Korean Air and El Al.
American Flight 21 from Kennedy to Los Angeles is sold by Alaska Airlines, Iberia, Qantas and Turkish Airlines. In all, American Airlines has code-share agreements with more than 20 airlines. Korean Air has code-share relationships with 22 international carriers. Lufthansa sells more than 15,000 code-share flights a week as its own, through agreements with 36 other airlines.
When tickets are put on sale, both the selling airline and the operating airline are required to disclose that a flight is a code share. It also must be noted on the tickets and boarding passes. But even though this may be clear on the ticket, travelers can still be uncertain about where to check in. Most airlines require check-in at the ticket counter of the airline operating the flight.
Sometimes it’s not until a traveler shows up at the airport that she realizes a ticket has landed her on another airline’s plane. And when problems arise, the traveler may be confused as to which airline to turn to. The airline that sold the ticket is typically responsible for reservation issues. But lost or damaged baggage claims are generally processed by the airline that handled the bags last.
Joe Brancatelli, the publisher of the subscription travel Web site http://www.joesentme.com/, sees code sharing as misleading. “It’s like putting Froot Loops in the Cheerios box,” he said. “People expect when they book something that says United Airlines, it’s owned and operated by United Airlines.”
Airlines say code-share agreements provide one-stop shopping for customers and improve the ease of travel by linking airlines’ route systems. In many cases, travelers can accrue and redeem miles on code-share flights. But that also means more fliers will compete for upgrades and free seats.
Other air travel perks, like those offered by credit cards, are often not honored on code shares. For example, American Express Platinum Card members typically receive free access to participating Continental, Delta and Northwest Airlines lounges in airports around the world by flashing their cards and airline tickets. But code-share agreements do not apply. So if you have a Continental code-share ticket on a Northwest flight, you can’t get access to the Northwest lounge. In other words, to use this perk, your ticket must match the metal you are flying in.
But as code shares become increasingly common, travelers are figuring out ways to game the system. Dean Caselli, 38, from Chicago, said he actively looked for code shares when booking flights online as a means to finding the lowest fare. “Sometimes the airline who is booking you through the other airline is actually cheaper by $20, $30 and occasionally a lot more,” said Mr. Caselli, who estimated he had saved as much as $75 on flights by searching online for the lowest code-share ticket.
Spotting a code-share flight online is relatively easy. Travel Web sites like Expedia, Travelocity and Orbitz all spell out which carriers operate flights. Expedia.com also uses a bi-directional arrow symbol to flag code shares. Orbitz.com goes a step further by listing the flight numbers for both the selling and operating airline. A recent search for one-way flights between Kennedy Airport and Seatle-Tacoma Airport pulled up American Airlines Flight 269 for about $250. That same flight sold by Alaska Airlines was listed for $719 to $721.

VISITOR INFORMATION
When several airlines sell tickets for a single flight, each under its own flight number, where does a traveler go for what? Here are some basic guidelines.

• To change an itinerary, contact the airline that sold you the ticket.
• Check in at the counter of the airline operating the flight.
• If your flight is canceled at the last minute, contact the operating airline.
• Submit lost baggage claims to the airline that handled your luggage last.
• If you want to use miles to buy an upgrade, you’re probably out of luck if you didn’t buy your ticket from the operating airline.
  http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/travel/17prac.html?ref=travel

Lufthansa ile THY Code Sharing anlasmasi imzaladi

As early as next summer, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines passengers will reap the benefits of bilateral cooperation between the two airlines. The cooperation agreement was signed today in Istanbul by Lufthansa Chairman and CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber and Candan Karlitekin, Chairman of Turkish Airlines, following the announcement of Turkish Airlines' accession to Star Alliance.

11.12.06 As early as next summer, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines passengers will reap the benefits of bilateral cooperation between the two airlines. The cooperation agreement was signed today in Istanbul by Lufthansa Chairman and CEO Wolfgang Mayrhuber and Candan Karlitekin, Chairman of Turkish Airlines, following the announcement of Turkish Airline?s accession to Star Alliance. With the introduction of the 2007 summer timetable on 25 March, Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines will operate selected flights between the two countries on a codeshare basis and harmonise their flight schedules. For passengers, this will mean more frequencies, a wider choice of destinations and better connections at Lufthansa?s Frankfurt and Munich hubs, as well as at Istanbul. Participants in each airline?s frequent flyer programmes can collect miles on the Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines networks and also redeem them with the partner carrier. In the current winter timetable, Lufthansa offers flights to 183 destinations in 78 countries. Together, Lufthansa and the other Star Alliance member airlines provide connections to 841 destinations in 157 countries. Thanks to the new codeshare agreement with Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa passengers will be able to choose from a further 27 destinations in Turkey and the Middle East. Passengers from Turkey will have a much wider choice of flights from Turkey to Western Europe, the United States and Canada. Deutsche Lufthansa AG Corporate Communications
http://media-newswire.com/release_1040093.html

Star THY'yi nereye ucurur

GÜNTAY ŞİMŞEK

10 Aralik 2006 - Sabah

THY Basin Bultenleri

Star Alliance ittifakina katilim duyurusu 9 Aralik 2006
ABD-Kanada’ya/ ABD ve Kanada’dan Seyahat Edecek Yolcularımızın Dikkatine 2 Kasim 2006

CanadaTurk Aralik 2006 THY Haberi

2001 nufus sayimina gore Kanada Turk Nufusu

2001 Nufus sayim sonuclarina gore Kanada da yasayan Turkler
Canada - 24.910
Newfoundland and Labrador - 35
Prince Edward Island - 0
Nova Scotia - 190
New Brunswick - 125
Quebec - 5.680
Ontario -14.580
Manitoba - 275
Saskatchewan - 105
Alberta - 1.515
British Columbia - 2.395
Yukon Territory - 0
Northwest Territories - 10
Nunavut - 0

Toronto'da Turk Nufusun Dagilimi

Kanadanin "Open Sky" programi

Travellers' groups cheer 'open skies' plan
Nov. 27, 2006. 04:48 PM Toronto Star
ROMINA MAURINO
CANADIAN PRESS
Airline and travellers' groups are cheering a government plan to open up Canada's skies to more competition, saying open-skies agreements with more countries will allow them to reach new markets and reduce ticket prices for consumers.
"Under the policy, Canada will pursue open agreements ... when it is in Canada's overall interest and we will pursue more liberalized agreements on a reciprocal basis where obstacles exist to a true open-skies agreement," Transport Minister Lawrence Cannon said Monday at Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
Air Canada said it was happy with the "Blue Sky" plan — in particular the minister's emphasis on the need for reciprocal benefits.
"The key here isn't so much the principle of open skies but what the minister said, which was that there had to be reciprocal benefit," said Duncan Dee, Air Canada's senior vice-president of corporate affairs.
"It basically means that we would pursue open skies agreements with those countries that could provide the same opportunities to Canadian carriers — countries like Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Germany, France. These are major trading partners, which would allow us to benefit equally as the carriers from those countries."
Currently, Canada only has two open-skies agreements, with the United States and Britain, while the U.S. has 77 open-skies agreements, Australia three, Chile seven, New Zealand 10 and Singapore nine. The European Union has a complete open-skies regime.
Open skies agreements eliminate rules that dictate such things as how many air carriers are allowed from each market, what destinations they may serve, and how many times they may fly.
Air Canada has "benefited tremendously," from the current agreements, Dee said, adding that on the Canada-U.S. market, the Montreal-based airline is "the largest single carrier operating between both countries and we see a lot of opportunities there."
The move could also mean better fares and more choice for Canadian travellers as Ottawa wants the price, quality, frequency and range of air services to be determined by market forces.
"It's all about competition: when you have more competition you have more choice; it's always good for the consumer," commented Christiane Theberge of the Alliance of Canadian Travel Associations.
"Let's hope that they will sign agreements according to that policy, because we haven't seen that many (open sky) agreements signed so far."
The Air Transport Association of Canada also welcomed the announcement, calling it "an important step in the right direction, particularly insofar as the Minister of Transport has recognized the need to address government fees and charges, which affect the competitiveness of Canada's air carriers," CEO, Sam Barone.
He also stressed the need to reduce airport rents, fuel taxes and passenger security charges, which, it says, place Canadian carriers at a disadvantage.
The Canadian Airports Council, for its part, called on the government to "aggressively pursue" new Open Skies agreements, since air traffic between Canada and the U.S. nearly doubled since the first liberalization in 1995.
"With a legacy of restrictive agreements in place with some of our most important markets for tourism and trade, the government now must aggressively pursue Open Skies agreements to increase choice and competition in international air service," stated Airports council CEO Jim Facette.
"Canadian travellers, shippers and the communities our members serve will benefit most from increased choice and improved tourism and trade links."
The government came up with the new policy after consulting major stakeholders in the airline industry.
The Conservatives signed the U.K. agreement within a few months of getting into office, and had said they wanted to start with negotiations with other countries that would allow their airlines to fly in and out of Canada as often and as much as they want — as long as Canadian airlines get the same access to those foreign markets.
The new policy doesn't affect domestic air service between two Canadian cities, which belong to Canadian air carriers only.
On the Toronto stock market Monday, Air Canada (TSX: AC.B) stock fell 7.3 per cent, or $1.41, to $17.91, while parent company ACE Aviation Holdings (TSX: ACE.A) fell 20 cents to $37.20.
WestJet Airlines Ltd. (TSX: WJA) traded at $13.76, down 12 cents.

Kanada için 'umut' var!

Kanada için 'umut' var!

Bu köşede zaman zaman THY'nın neden Kanada'ya uçmadığını yazdım.
Konuyu önemsiyorum çünkü orada yaşayan 80 bine yakın yurttaşımız var. Dahası Kanada ile Türkiye arasında ticari ve turistik ilişkiler de gelişiyor.
Ancak buna rağmen THY oraya uçmuyor. Nedeni konusunda herkes farklı bir şey söylüyor. Sonunda işin başındaki kişi, THY Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Candan Karlıtekin'le bir araya geldik ve ben de bu soruyu bizzat en yetkili kişiye sordum.
Doğrusu verdiği cevap bu konuda beklentileri olan yurttaşları sevindirmese de yine de bir umut ışığı içeriyor.
Karlıtekin şöyle diyor:
"Kanada için araştırmalar yapılıyor. Bazıları uçulması gerektiğini gösterirken bazısı da gerekmediğine işaret ediyor. Yolcu sayısı itibarıyla bir problem yok. Sorun şu, bu bir operasyondur ve bu operasyonu yapmak için ben bir masraf yapacağım. Bu harcamamı bu insanlara satacağım ama bilet fiyatlarıyla bunu toparlayamıyorum. Şu anki görüntü bu. Çünkü Kuzey Atlantik üzerinde müthiş bir rekabet var."
Karlıtekin bunları söylüyor ama yine de bir açık kapı bırakıyor:
"Biz Kanada'ya uçmayacağız demiyorum, uçacağız. Şimdi Almanya ve Air Canada ile anlaşma yapacağım, TK koduyla taşıyacağım. Baktım ki yolcular belli bir sayıya geldi, toparladı, rakamları biliyorum, yolcular oluşmuş. O zaman tık diye seferimi koyarım."
Görünen o ki, Kanada'ya gidecek yurttaşlar bir süre daha aktarmalı gidiş çilesi çekecek ama anlaşılan bu pek de uzun sürmeyecek.
Sabah, Mahmut Ovur, 23/11/2006
http://www.sabah.com.tr/yaz1336-10-118.html

Havacilar Toronto'ya Ucusu Tartisiyor

Ucuyorum Web sitesi forumundaki Kanadaya direkt ucuslarla ilgili goruslere asagidaki linklerden ulasabilirsiniz.
http://www.ucuyorum.com/showpost.php?p=12211&postcount=35
http://www.ucuyorum.com/showpost.php?p=12256&postcount=37
http://www.ucuyorum.com/showpost.php?p=16380&postcount=42
http://www.ucuyorum.com/showpost.php?p=16382&postcount=43
http://www.ucuyorum.com/showpost.php?p=16386&postcount=44
http://www.ucuyorum.com/showpost.php?p=16657&postcount=48
http://www.ucuyorum.com/showpost.php?p=2084&postcount=15
http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/2012594/?searchid=2012594&s=turkish+toronto#ID2012594
http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/2061025/?searchid=2061025&s=turkish+toronto#ID2061025
http://www.ucuyorum.com/showthread.php?t=4946

Turk Hava Yollari'nin Kanada'ya ucusunun Ermeni Lobisi tarafindan engellendigi soylentileri
http://www.airliners.net/discussions/general_aviation/read.main/1434289/4/

Air Canada CEO'su Montie R. Brewer 9 Aralikta Turkiye'de

Ier Canada'nin CEO'su Montie R. Brewer 5 Aralik gunu Turk Hava Yollarinin Star Alliance hava yolu ittifakina katilim surecini baslatacak olan toplantiya katilmak uzere Turkiyeye gidecek. Turkiye Gazetesi 17/Kasim/2006

Toronto Havaalanini kullanan havayollari ve ikili vergi anlasmalari

Asagidaki listede, Kasim 2006 itibari ile Toronto Pearson Havaalanini kullanan yabanci havayollari ve bagli bulunduklari ulkelerin ikili vergi anlasmasi durumlari bulunmaktadir.

Listeye gore Kolombiya, Kuba, Cek Cumhuriyeti, Hong Kong Kosta Rika ve Yunanistanla Kanada arasinda imzalanmis mevcut bir vergi anlasmasi olmamakla birlikte bu ulkelere ait havayollari firmalari Torontoya ucus gerceklestirebilmektedir.

 Airline - Country of Origin - Tax Treaty
 Aeroflot Russian - Russia - Yes
 Aeromexico - Mexico - Yes
 Aerosvit Airlines - Ukraine - Yes
 Air France - France - Yes
 Air India - India - Yes
 Air Jamaica - Jamaica - Yes
 Air New Zealand - New Zealand - Yes
 Air Wisconsin - United States - Under Negotiation
 Alaska Airlines Inc. - United States - Under Negotiation
 Alitalia - Italy - Yes
 All Nippon Airways - Japan - Yes
 America West Airlines - United States - Under Negotiation
 American Airlines - United States - Under Negotiation
 American Eagle - United States - Under Negotiation
 Atlantic Southeast - United States - Under Negotiation
 Austrian Airlines - Austria - Yes
 Avianca - Colombia - Under Negotiation
 BMI - United Kingdom- Yes
 British Airways - United Kingdom - Yes
 BWIA West Indies Awys - Trinidad and Tobago - Yes
 Cathay Pacific - Hong Kong "No
(Agreement with China is not applicable for HK)"
 Chautauqua Airlines - United - States Under Negotiation
 Comair - United States - Under Negotiation
 Condor - Germany - Yes
 Continental Airlines - United States - Under Negotiation
 Continential Express - United States - Under Negotiation
 Cubana Airlines - Cuba - Under Nagotiation
 Czech Airlines - Czech Republic - Under Nagotiation
 Delta - United States - Under Negotiation
 EL AL - Israel - Yes
 Etihad Airways - United Arab - Emirlines Yes
 Finnair - Finland - Yes
 Flyglobespan - United Kingdom - Yes
 Iberia Airlines - Spain - Yes
 Japan Airlines - Japan - Yes
 KLM - Nederlands - Yes
 Korean Air - Korea - Yes
 Lacsa/TACA - Costa Rica - Under Nagotiation
 Lan Chile - Chile - Yes
 LOT Polish Airlines - Poland - Yes
 LTU Int´l Airways - Germany - Yes
 Lufthansa - Germany - Yes
 Malev Hungarian - Hungary - Yes
 Martinair - Holland Nederlands - Yes
 Mesa Airlines - United States - Under Negotiation
 Mexicana - Mexico - Yes
 Midwest Connect - United States - Under Negotiation
 MyTravel Airways - United Kingdom - Yes
 Northwest Airlines - United States - Under Negotiation
 Olympic Airlines S.A. - Greece - Under Negotiation
 Pakistan International - Pakistan - Yes
 Piedmont - United States - Under Negotiation
 Pinnacle Airlines - United States - Under Negotiation
 PSA Airlines - United States - Under Negotiation
 Qantas - Australia - Yes
 Royal Jordanian - Jordan - Yes
 SAS Scandinavian Airl - Norway - Yes
 SATA International - Portugal - Yes
 Shuttle America - United States - Under Negotiation
 Singapore Airlines - Singapore - Yes
 Skywest - United States - Under Negotiation
 SN Brussels Airlines - Belgium - Yes
 Swiss Air Lines - Switzerland - Yes
 Thai Airways - Thailand - Yes
 Thomas Cook Airlines - Belgium - Yes
 Transaero Airlines - Russia - Yes
 United Airlines - United States - Under Negotiation
 US Airways - United States - Under Negotiation
 Varig Brazil - Brazil - Yes

Yukaridaki liste 7 Kasim 2006 tarihi itibari ile Toronto Pearson Uluslararasi Havaalani ve Kanada (Federal) Maliye Bakanligi'nin bilgilerinden yararlanilarak hazirlanmistir.

Istanbul'a Direkt ve charter uçuşlar artmalı

Turizmde tanıtım, pazarlama ve lobi faaliyetlerinin olmazsa olmaz olduğuna dikkat çeken Nippon Hotel Genel Müdürü Nuri Kalyoncu, bu üçlünün birlikte uygulanması gerektiğini ve İstanbul'a direkt, daha fazla tarifeli ve charter uçuşların konması gerektiğini belirtti.

Turizm sektörüne yönelik değerlendirmeler yapan Nippon Hotel Genel Müdürü Nuri Kalyoncu, “2007 yılında İstanbul turizminde iyi bir yıl olacaktır. Önümüzdeki yıl mevcut pazarlarımızın yanında, Ortadoğu, Rusya ve Türk Cumhuriyetleri pazarlarından da yoğun ilgi gözlenirken, iş amaçlı gelen turist sayısında da artış yaşanacak. Hak ettiği yere koşar adımlarla ilerleyen İstanbul, 2010 yılında Avrupa Kültür Başkenti olmasıyla zirvedeki yerini alacaktır” diye konuştu.

Bu yıl İstanbul otellerindeki doluluğun ortalama yüzde 75’lerde olacağını kaydeden Kalyoncu, gelecek yıl dolulukların daha da yukarıda olacağını belirtti. Yunanistan ve İspanya’nın 2007 yılında fiyatlarını arttıracağını anlatan Kalyoncu, rakiplerdeki fiyat artışının Türk turizmine olumlu etkisi olabileceğini söyleyerek, fiyat avantajının tanıtım ile desteklenmesi gerektiğini ifade etti. İstanbul’un hak ettiği turist sayısını yakalaması için ekonomik ve direk uçuşların çok önemli olduğunu vurgulayan Kalyoncu, şunları kaydetti: “Uçak problemimizi bir türlü çözemiyoruz. Turist direk uçuş olmadığı zaman, aktarmalı uçuşu pek tercih etmiyor. Zaten Avrupa’da bir ülkeden diğer ülkeye araba veya uçak ile 1 saatte gidiliyor. Oysa, Avrupa’dan ülkemize ortalama 3.5 saat uçuş ile geliniyor. Fiyat yüksek olduğunda veya direk uçuş olmadığında ülkemiz tercih edilmiyor. Hedef pazarlara daha yoğun fazla tarifeli veya carter uçuşların konulması ile ekonomik ve direk uçuşlar, İstanbul turizmini uçurur” diye konuştu.

‘Tanıtıma 2 kat versek 10 kat geri alırız’

Turizmde olmazsa olmazın ‘tanıtım, pazarlama ve lobi faaliyetleri’ olduğuna işaret eden Kalyoncu, “Eğer ‘tanıtım-pazarlama-lobi faaliyetlerinden’ oluşan 3 sihirli kelimeyi birlikte uygulamazsak, yaşanan en ufak olaylar karşısında bile sektör olarak ciddi yaralar alabiliriz. Nitekim bugüne kadar ufak olaylar nedeniyle büyük sarsıntılar yaşayarak ciddi yaralar aldık. Yılda 18 milyar doların üzerinde döviz girdisi sağlayan turizm sektörü için ayrılan tanıtım bütçesi, ne yazık ki çok azdır. Oysa turizm tanıtımına 2 kat versek, 10 kat geri alırız. Yoğun ve acımasız rekabetin yaşandığı günümüz dünyasında, rakiplerimizin önüne geçmek için tanıtım çalışmalarını arttırmalıyız. Aksi taktirde; tarihi, kültürel, doğal güzellikleri, Akdeniz Çanağı’nın en güzel tesisleri ve yetişmiş insan kaynağına sahip olan Türk turizmi, önce duraklama daha sonra gerileme dönemine girebilir” şeklinde konuştu.
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