Turkish Airlines Posts Rare Industry Profit Amid Cargo Gains

  • Freight sales up almost 80%, helping to offset passenger slump
  • Carrier used global network to tap Asia-Europe trade flows

Photographer: SOPA Images/Getty Images

Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Sign up for our Middle East newsletter and follow us @middleeast for news on the region.

Turkish Airlines became one of the first major carriers to post a profit this year after a boost in freight revenues helped it ride out a continuing passenger slump triggered by the coronavirus crisis.