Turkish Airlines, the best European airline awarded by Skytrax is celebrating the beginning of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Championship, TAWGC 2016 with a golf shot from Europe into Asia in Istanbul.
The event was held in the Galatasaray Islet, a small island
At the the opening event, golfers from around the world were invited to hit a golf ball from one continent into another aiming at a hole placed on the water. The one participant score a 70-meters shot has the chance to win two Turkish Airlines business class tickets for a destination of choice around the world.
According Turkish Airlines, “the winner of the tournament will have the chance to attend to the Turkish Airlines World Golf Final in Antalya on 31 October-1 November where fourteen times major champion Tiger Woods is scheduled to appear together with the top 70 players in the Race to Dubai standings, to fight for a prize fund of USD7 million”.
With 291 destinations worldwide, Turkish Airlines is committed to delivering its passengers experiences that always exceed expectations, in the sports events as well as in every day’s flights.
Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines is a 4-star airline today with a fleet of 33 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 291 destinations worldwide with 242 international and 49 domestic. According to the 2016 Skytrax survey, Turkish Airlines was chosen as “Europe’s Best Airline” for the sixth and “Best Airline in Southern Europe” for the eighth consecutive time.
Having won in 2010 the world’s “Best Economy Catering Service”, in 2013 and also in 2014 the world’s “Best Business Catering Service”, and “Best Business Class Lounge Dining”, “Best Business Airline Lounge”
