Tallinn, Estonia (ots/PRNewswire) -

Turkey's national airline announced today, during a meeting with
Routes Europe 2012 host, Tallinn Airport that they will be commencing
a three times weekly service to the Estonian capital.

The first meeting of the day for Routes Europe2012 host, Tallinn
Airport proved to be extra special, not only have the airport team
been working hard on preparing to host the 7th Routes Europe event,
and largest to date, but they have also been working on attracting
Turkish Airlines to service Tallinn.

Erik Sakkov, Member of the Management Board at Tallinn Airport
explained "After many years of negotiations at Routes events, and
after visiting them at their home base in Istanbul, we are delighted
that Turkish Airlines have informed us this morning of their
intention to commence services to Tallinn. This new service will
allow Estonians to travel to Asia, Africa and beyond from Tallinn
Airport. What a fantastic surprise on our first day of meetings as
host of Routes Europe 2012."

Over 175 airline delegates representing 85 of Europe's leading
airlines are represented at Routes Europe this amounts to a 53%
growth in airline delegate numbers from last year's event which was
held in Cagliari, Italy, making Routes Europe 2012 the largest
European route development event ever.

Tallinn Airport Ltd. Operates 7 airports in Estonia with the
largest in terms of facilities, network and traffic flows, Tallinn
Airport, celebrated its 75th birthday in 2011. This makes it one of
the oldest airports in Europe enabling them to take their past
experiences and add today's innovations and knowledge transforming
the airport into a modern and comfortable facility which is one of
the fastest growing airports in Europe.

Notes to Editors

About Routes

Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking
events through its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each
year, there is one global event and one regional event in Asia,
Africa, Europe, the Americas and CIS respectively.
http://www.routesonline.com

Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester UK?based ASM
Ltd., a consultancy specialising in the field of route development
for airports. http://www.asm-global.com

Routes and ASM were acquired by UBM Aviation Worldwide Ltd in
August 2010. Routes is a UBM Aviation brand. UBM Aviation specialises
in the supply of data and information products, market intelligence,
news and events related to the global aviation industry. More
information can be found at http://www.ubmaviation.com

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