Turkish Airlines sets its sights on Southeast Asia-

Turkish Airlines doubles down on Southeast Asia: The Turkish flag carrier has inked a Joint Business Agreement (JBA) with Thai Airways on the Istanbul-Bangkok-Istanbul route, enabling coordinated pricing, capacity, and scheduling under a revenue-sharing framework. The agreement runs for three years, with an option to extend for two additional years.

The trend: The agreement builds on the carrier’s momentum in the Southeast Asian market over the last few years, including the latest agreement between Ankara and Bangkok to lift bilateral passenger traffic rights to 42 weekly frequencies. Turkish Airlines also launched flights to Phnom Penh in March 2025, opening a new gateway to Cambodia’s capital and deepening trade and tourism links.

REMEMBER- More cabins mean more belly space: Belly cargo accounted for 56% of total air cargo capacity as of June 2025, according to a 2025 report (pdf) by the International Air Transport Association.

Algeria advances rail pivot at its ports-

Algiers Port runs its first container rail service: The Port of Algiers launched its first rail cargo freight this week, moving 48 20-ft containers to Rouiba’s dry port, some 30 km away. The move is set to further reinforce Rouiba Dry Port’s historical role in handling port traffic, easing backlogs and delays.

This is Algeria’s second port-to-rail shipment in less than a year, following the launch of a container train service from Béjaïa Port to Tixter Dry Port in Bordj Bou Arreridj last March. More port-integrated rail services may also launch soon as construction wraps up on the China-backed Western Mining Railway — a 950 km railway connecting the iron ore-rich southwest to industrial hubs and ports in the north of the country.

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