--Apple-Mail-7-5472423 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii =46rom Geoff Hill in Johannesburg Dear Airline Listers Has anyone else noticed that Turkish Airlines is growing one the the = world's biggest networks. Already they have more destinations in Africa than any non-African = airline, even flying to Rwanda and Somalia! Globally they serve all six = continents. TK is headed by Temel Kotil who is an aeronautical engineer (not the = usual accountant or lawyer), and they do annual revenues of close on = $6bn, with a half-billion dollar profit. I've never flown with them, but South Africa's former ambassador to = Ankara tells me Turkey is fast becoming a power of note. Any comments? Best always Geoff in Jo'burg <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE". --Apple-Mail-7-5472423 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii <html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" size=3D"1" face=3D"Arial">=46rom Geoff Hill = in Johannesburg</font><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial"><br></font></div><div><b><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial">Dear Airline Listers</font></b></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><br></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">Has anyone else noticed that = <i><b>Turkish Airlines</b></i> is growing one the the world's = biggest networks.</font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial">Already they have more destinations in Africa than any = non-African airline, even flying to Rwanda and Somalia! Globally they = serve all six continents.</font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><br></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial">TK is headed by <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: 19px; "><b>Temel = Kotil</b> who is an aeronautical engineer (not the usual accountant or = lawyer), and they do annual revenues of close on $6bn, with a = half-billion dollar profit.</span></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><br></font></div><div><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: Arial; ">I'</span><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span"= style=3D"line-height: 19px; ">ve never flown with them, but South = Africa's former ambassador to Ankara tells me Turkey is fast becoming a = power of note.</span></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: = 19px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: = 19px; ">Any comments?</span></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span"= style=3D"line-height: 19px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span"= style=3D"line-height: 19px; ">Best always</span></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span"= style=3D"line-height: 19px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font = class=3D"Apple-style-span" face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span"= style=3D"line-height: 19px; "><b>Geoff</b> in = Jo'burg</span></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: = 19px; "><br></span></font></div><div><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"line-height: = 19px; "><br></span></font></div><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" = style=3D"line-height: 19px; "><font class=3D"Apple-style-span" = face=3D"Arial"><br></font></span></div><div><span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-family: sans-serif; font-size: = 13px; line-height: 19px; "><b><br></b></span></div></body></html>= <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <p> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: <a href=3D"mailto:"listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"";>"listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"</a>. Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE". </p><p> </p><p> --Apple-Mail-7-5472423--