ISTANBUL, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Turkey will be able to make up
for the number of tourists lost after Thomas Cook
collapsed earlier this week, Tourism Minister Mehmet Ersoy said
on Friday.
Speaking at a conference in Istanbul to announce Turkey's
tourism strategy, he said Easy Jet airline had
guaranteed that it will provide 350,000 person additional
capacity to Turkish holiday destinations.
Ersoy added that Turkish Airlines and its joint
venture with Lufthansa, Sunexpress, would each
schedule one additional flight per day to Dalaman Airport,
located near several Aegean coastal holiday destinations. He
also said British Airways is also expected to provide additional
flights.
The head of Turkey's Hoteliers Federation said on Monday
that Turkey could miss out on 600,000-700,000 tourists a year
following the collapse of Thomas Cook.
(Reporting by Ceyda Caglayan; Writing by Ali Kucukgocmen
Editing by Dominic Evans)