This month, ALTA"™s Industry Affairs Director Karolina Torres visited associate airline member Turkish Airline"™ headquarters in Istanbul.
Turkish Airlines, a member of the Star Alliance, is one of 20 airlines with flights between Europe and the Latin American and Caribbean region, including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Panama, and Venezuela. They contribute greatly to the economics of the Latin America and Caribbean region, including transporting over 600 tons of cargo every month, including machinery, automotive, computers, textiles, flowers, fruits and vegetables, fish, pharmaceuticals, valuables, and chemicals.