JetBlue Airways and Turkish Airlines, the fast growing global carrier, today announced an interline agreement to connect the carriers’ networks at New York’s John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).

Wishing to acknowledge the vital role its staff have played in the airline’s success, Turkish Airlines and project partner Boeing have prepared a surprise for its employees; a new Boeing 737-800 airplane (TC-JHL) decorated with roughly 17,000 photos of those working on behalf of Turkish Airlines in 191 destinations all over the world.

As of March 13th, Turkish Airlines will operate twice weekly to Ukranian city of Harkiv (Kharkov), increasing to 7 its destinations in Ukraine. Turkish Airlines already flies to Kiev, Odesa, Simferopol, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk and Lviv, giving the airline one of the most comprehensive flight schedules to destinations in Ukraine. Flights will operate twice weekly, with round trip flights operating on Tuesdays and Fridays.

Turkish Airlines, considered Europe’s Leading Airline Business Class by the prestigious World Travel Awards will add Mogadishu, Somalia to its growing network, operating twice weekly via Khartoum. Flights will depart on Tuesday and Thursday from its Istanbul hub, Atatürk Airport, and return from Mogadishu on Wednesday and Friday according to the attached schedule.

Turkish Airlines (TK) and Thai Airways (TG) have concluded a Free Sale Codeshare Agreement that allows both airlines to market selected flights using their own code and flight numbers on a free sale basis within the scope of the codeshare agreement.

Turkish Airlines has targeted revenue of TRY14.6 billion lira (USD$7.7 billion) for financial 2012 as the carrier continues to grow. The Turkish flag-carrier aims to carry 38.2 million passengers next year and targets a 73.6 percent load factor, the airline said in a statement to the Istanbul Stock Exchange.