Kargosistem won the contract following a competitive tender process. The company will provide sales, marketing, reservations, post-flights, revenue collection and claims handling for Corendon, which operates over twenty flights per week from three Turkish airports to around 90 destinations in Europe, Scandinavia and Kazakhstan.
The Corendon fleet comprises nine B737 aircraft, six of which are of the latest (Dash 800) type. Cargo capacity is up to 1500kgs per flight, subject to sector and baggage load.
Says Kargosistem MD Demir Ozerman: 'We are very pleased to add Corendon Airlines to our carrier offering. We are particularly targeting traffic to Amsterdam, Ercan (Cyprus), Rotterdam and Corendon's German destinations. We expect cut flowers, seeds and carpet to form a significant part of their business from Turkey. They also open up interesting feeder and interline opportunities.'
Adds Batughan Karaer, Corendon's Deputy General Manager: 'We believe Kargosistem's sales and office network throughout Turkey will help us to fully exploit the cargo potential for our services, to a degree that was not previously possible.'
Corendon Airlines was founded in 2004, and has undergone significant growth every year since. The airline plans to add further destinations to its network within the foreseeable future.
Kargosistem was established in 1996, and has offices in Istanbul (downtown and airport), Ankara, Izmir and Bursa. In addition to Corendon Airlines, it also represents Aerosurlog (CSA), Avient, Cargoitalia (in the UAE through a joint-venture with Heavyweight Air Express), Coyne Airways, DHL Aviation, Kenya Airways and Olympic Air.
