Airline Spotlight / Turkish Airlines Since 1933 when it was launched as a state-run airline company in Turkey, Turkish Airlines has been offering various flight services linking Istanbul to major cities in the world. It boasts a variety of networks linking major cities in the Middle East and Europe. It operates flights to 55 cities where passengers can reach within three hours of flights from Istanbul. Turkish Airlines, which possesses one hundred aircraft of nine types, operates a total of 126 routes consisting of 103 international routes and 23 domestic routes. Under its motto of "delivering dreams and love," Turkish Airlines opened its branch in South Korea in August 1997. Since then, it has enjoyed continuous growth, marking the 10th anniversary of its advancement into the Korean market next year. It operates Airbus 340 flights with 271 seats, including 34 business seats, on the direct Incheon-Istanbul route three times a week on Monday, Thursday and Saturday. In particular, Turkish Airlines boasts of its relatively wide seats of all types compared with other airline companies. It also offers Korean foods, including Korean hot pepper paste. Customers can enjoy a discount by making reservations for economy-class seats two weeks before departure. It has also started to sell 21-day short-term air tickets that customers can purchase at a cheap price. The number of tourists visiting Turkey has been on a steady rise these days. Most of foreign visitors to Turkey enjoy a pilgrimage to the Holy Land or a Mediterranean cruise. A number of tourists traveling to Cairo, Tel Aviv or Athens are also enjoying Turkish Airlines. Among representative package products being sold by Turkish Airlines at present are the 8-day Turkey Round Tour that was recognized as a best product by Korea Tourism Association, the 10-day Round Tour of Turkey and Greece," and the 10-day Round Tour of Three Mediterranean Countries. Besides, it sells the Antalya Honeymoon 60-day Tour, and the Honeymoon Tour of Two Mediterranean Countries. The Korean office of Turkish Airlines is located at No. 904, Seoul Center Building, 91-1, Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul. Its telephone number is (02) 757-0280 and the homepage address is www.turkishairlines.co.kr.