Turkish Airlines passengers will be able to access the internet on the sky with TTNET Wifi Fly as from April.
A partnership agreement was concluded yesterday between Turkish Airlines and TTNET in a ceremony hosted by Turkish Airlines at Turkish Airlines’ Headquarters with the participations of Chairman of the Board at Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) Tayfun Acarer, Turkish Airlines’ General Manager Assoc. Prof. Temel Kotil and TTNET’ General Manager Abdullah Orkun Kaya. TTNET became the internet service provider for WiFi services on Turkish Airlines’ fleet (on the aircrafts equipped with internet access) and a brand partner of Turkish Airlines with this agreement.
WiFi internet service, already offered in 12 Boeing 777-300 ER aircrafts, equipped with wireless web infrastructure and used in international flights will now be provided by TTNET as of April. By the end of 2017, the target is to connect passengers to the internet with “TTNET WiFi Fly” at 62 wide-body aircrafts including new wide-body aircrafts that will be delivered to Turkish Airlines’ fleet by Boeing and Airbus. In addition to the WiFi service provided by TTNET on the aircrafts that already have the internet infrastructure, the agreement includes a comprehensive brand partnership. And according to this agreement TTNET’s advertorial and promotional contents will take place on the Planet, the in-flight entertainment system of Turkish Airlines.
“Internet became an indispensable part of our daily lives and the number of broadband subscribers increased rapidly in recent years. In addition to the number of subscribers, usage duration of internet, penetration and density also increased significantly. This is an important indication of the need for new investments in our industry. We appreciate all kinds of initiatives in this area. I hope that the partnership agreement signed today between TTNET and Turkish Airlines will be beneficial for all parties.” said Board Chairman of the Information and Communication Technologies Authority, Dr. Tayfun Acarer.
“Having reinforced its eminent position in global aviation platform with the brought innovations and the cooperations that developed in this context, Turkish Airlines is again concluding a new partnership with a partner who is the leader of its field. Beginning from coming April, the WiFi service will initially be provided by TTNET on our 12 Boeing 777-300 ER aircrafts that already have the internet infrastructure and then will be available at the new wide-body aircrafts that will be added to our fleet in the near future. Additionally, we are happy to conclude a comprehensive brand partnership with TTNET.” said Turkish Airlines’ General Manager Assoc. Prof. Temel Kotil.
TTNET’ General Manager Abdullah Orkun Kaya made a short review of 2013 in his speech and said that they reached all their targets set out in 2013 and completed a year full of innovations with a perfect performance. Having emphasized that WiFi service has an important position among the value added services, he continued his words saying; “As the leader internet company of Turkey, we work to provide internet access everywhere. We provide internet service to TTNET members via approximately 6 thousand WiFi hotpots. We provide WiFi access to our subscribers in 132 countries over 1.4 million hotspots. We provide TTNET WiFi service at İDO İstanbul ferries and İETT buses. At 37 airports in Turkey, the passengers can connect to the internet with TTNET WiFi service”. Abdullah Orkun Kaya stated that they continue to enrich WiFi internet service with new partnerships and new prestigious points every passing day and added: “Today, we took a historical step with this agreement that was made between the two leading companies of their industries. We became the internet service provider on the wide-body fleet of Turkish Airlines and besides the brand partner of Turkey’s flagship carrier. Adding Turkish Airlines – such a precious brand and the pride of our country- to the institutions we partner with, we now provide internet access service on land, sea and the sky.”
About Turkish Airlines:
Founded in 1933 with a fleet of 5 planes, Turkish Airlines is a member of Star Alliance and today it has a fleet of 235 planes (both passenger and cargo) and operates scheduled flights to a total of 243 destinations – 201 international and 42 domestic. Skytrax named Turkish Airlines, a 4-star airline company, as the “Best Airline in Europe” in 2013 for the 3rd year running, and the “Best Airline in Southern Europe” for the 5th year running. Turkish Airlines, which received the title “Best Food in Economy Class” award on a global scale in 2010, also earned Skytrax’ “Best Food in Business Class” award this year. For more information about Turkish Airlines, please visit www.turkishairlines.com.
About Star Alliance:
Turkish Airlines is a member of the global Star Alliance network established in 1997. Star Alliance offers more than 21,900 daily flights to 1,328 airports in 195 countries. Star Alliance received numerous awards, including the “Market Leadership Award” Award from both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax Air Transport World and the “Best Airline Alliance” award from both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. Among the member airlines of Star Alliance are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, TACA Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAM Airlines, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI, United and US Airways.
About TTNET
Founded in 2006 to connect Turkey to the Internet and open up the country to the world, TTNET, today, is a communication and entertainment company that plays a leading role in the industry with its corporate and individual services and offers its customers the communication technologies of today and the future. Offering a combination of all three components of communication technologies – Internet, television and voice – TTNET meets with all communication requirements of Turkey with its products in education, entertainment, communication and security as well as other business-specific products. The company’s product portfolio includes primarily ADSL, fiber Internet connectivity, Wi-Fi wireless Internet connectivity, TTNET Wi-Fi international connectivity in partnership with iPass, G.SHDSL and Metro Ethernet Internet connectivity. TTNET provides a complete array of mobile telephone services under the TTNET Mobil brand in partnership with Avea and landline telephone connectivity for individual customers under TTNET Alo brand. TTNET is also the first company to introduce the technology of Tivibu Web and Tivibu Cep that make cinema and TV experience mobile and Tivibu Ev, which enables TV access at home with IPTV technology.
In addition to the Internet services, TTNET’s value added services include TTNET Müzik where all kinds of music can be listened and the digital gaming platform Playstore, where popular online and digital games are sold. TTNET also offers users a host of products and services for a secure Internet through TTNET Güvenlik, while developing products and services tailored to the requirements of businesses through TTNET İşyerim Paketleri.
Combining Internet, TV, fixed voice and mobile voice services in a single bill, TTNET has achieved another breakthrough in Turkey by becoming the first internet company to launch “quad play.”
www.ttnet.com.tr
