cargo.one, the platform for booking and marketing of air freight capacity has formed a partnership the cargo division of Turkish Airlines - Turkish Cargo.
Flying to more countries than any other cargo airline, the combination of Turkish Cargo’s capacities and cargo.one’s seamless digital booking experience now offers freight forwarders worldwide a valuable new proposition. With 40 bookable airlines on board, cargo.one has now secured close to 50% of global air cargo capacity for instant booking on its platform.
Turkish Cargo is a major international operator, achieving exceptional growth across market segments, flight networks and transported tonnage in recent years. In 2010, the carrier was ranked 33rd in the world and has risen steadily to 14th in 2017, and now 5th globally in 2022. Investments in state-of-the-art SMARTIST, its Istanbul mega cargo hub, sustainability programmes and a comprehensive digitalization strategy have helped Turkish Cargo increase business volumes to 9.1 million tonne-kilometres during 2021.
Within weeks, cargo.one customers worldwide can book capacities across Turkish Cargo’s extensive network of more than 340 destinations, 100 of direct cargo - including important centres of commerce in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Already flying its fleet of 20 freighters to more international direct cargo destinations than any other airline, Turkish Cargo plans to increase this from 100 to 120 by 2025. Freight forwarders can now benefit from the best marketplace booking experience for Turkish Cargo capacities.
Adnan Karaismailoğlu, Senior Vice President of Cargo Business Development and Organization at Turkish Cargo comments, “Turkish Cargo’s partnership with cargo.one will be expanding our digital footprint and improving sales capabilities. We, as Turkish Cargo, are firmly on a trajectory towards our target to become one of the top three air cargo brands in the world in line with the strategic vision. We believe that cargo.one will support us to drive this growth and further raise the bar for our customers, with enhanced innovation standards for delivering the best new digital alternatives to empower success”.
Turkish Cargo is achieving its impressive growth by prioritizing customer value and leveraging digital transformation to enhance its reliability and customer service. The partnership with cargo.one reflects an ongoing development of its sales capabilities in line with recent investments in its product range, including the introduction of TK URGENT. As a digital leader, cargo.one will support the airline’s teams to further enhance the offer quality and customer experience for online bookings.
