Argentina fans raised the Cup over the Atlantic
Argentina and France faced each other on the finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup which was held in Qatar. During the match, passengers on board of the TK15 flight which was flying from İstanbul to Buenos Aires experienced the excitement of the final match via in-flight entertainment systems.
Before the match, captain of the flight Çetin Siyah announced: “Dear passengers, you will be able to watch World Cup final match between Argentina and France via the in-flight entertainment systems on board. I would like to express my happiness to be able to provide you with this privilege as Turkish Airlines family. I hope you will experience a fun match with many goals. Have a pleasant flight.”
Argentina brought the score to 2-0 in its favor with Messi and Di Maria’s goals (23rd min and 36th min) while France managed to equalize the score with the goals of Mbappe (80th min and 81st min) With no winner during the allocated 90 minutes, match went into overtime which saw another goal from Messi during 108th minute which was equalized by Mbappe’s hattrick goal at 118th minute of the match. With no other goals during the final, match then went to the penalty kicks. Argentina managed to best France with 4-2 during penalty kicks and won the World Cup for the third time in its history.
Argentina fans celebrated the victory with great enthusiasm on the TK15 flight of Turkish Airlines which was flying over Atlantic Ocean during that time.
