The world’s best airlines and airports revealed: CAPA Awards for Excellence 2013

Turkish Airlines has been named the CAPA Airline of the Year at the 11th annual CAPA Aviation Awards for Excellence in Amsterdam, hosted by Travelport. Dr Temel Kotil, CEO of Turkish Airlines accepted the award from CAPA Executive Chairman, Peter Harbison at a gala ceremony this evening.

The CAPA Airline of the Year is awarded to the carrier that has had the greatest impact on the development of the airline industry, established itself as a leader, and the benchmark for others to follow.

"Turkish Airlines has established itself as a formidable competitor in a geographic region that boasts many of the world's leading airlines. Turkish has created the world's largest international network and now reaches over 200 destinations from its powerful hub in Istanbul. Under the strong and visionary leadership of its management and thanks to the dedicated efforts of its employees, Turkish Airlines has forged an industry leading service culture, numerous innovative marketing campaigns and a consistently high quality product offering," said Mr Harbison.