Turkish Airlines plans to hire numerous new cabin crew members Next Year

Turkish Airlines plans to hire 2,600 new cabin crew members and 1,200 pilots in 2023, Bilal Ekşi, the general manager of the flag carrier has said, adding that the company targets more than 10 percent growth next year.

“In 2003, the number of cabin crew was 1,579, but it increased eight times to reach 12,841 in 2022. There were 651 pilots [in Turkish Airlines] in 2003, their number climbed to 5,793,” Ekşi said.

He also noted that Turkish Airlines had 65 airplanes in 2003, ranking 35th in the world in terms of the fleet size, but currently the flag carrier is ranked ninth globally.

“Turkish Airlines, which flew to 52 countries in 2003, now has flights to 342 destinations and 129 countries from Istanbul.”