Turkish Airlines to launch new international services
05-Jan-2009 |
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Turkish Airlines will launch flights to Nairobi (Kenya), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Dakar (Senegal) and Lviv (Ukraine) from Istanbul. Having flights to Beirut already five times a week, Turkish Airlines will increase flight frequency to seven days a week to capital of Lebanon.
The number of flights to Ashgabat will also be increased to 10 times a week. As a part of an expansion program Turkish Airlines will launch four new international flights from Istanbul.
Turkish Airline, said its flights from Istanbul to Nairobi (Kenya) will begin on 23-Feb-09; to Sao Paulo (Brazil) with transferal in Dakar (Senegal) will commence on 22-Mar-09; and to Lviv (Ukraine) will be initiated on 20-Apr-09.
Starting on 23-Feb-09 flights from Istanbul Ataturk Airport to Nairobi will run on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 18:45. Return flights from Nairobi will be on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 02:30.
Turkish Airlines will fly from Istanbul to Sao Paulo via Dakar (Senegal) twice a week. Beginning on 22-Mar-09 Turkish Airlines will fly to Sao Paulo on Wednesdays and Sundays at 09:35. Return flights from Sao Paulo to Istanbul via Dakar will run on Mondays and Thursdays. The passengers will have a one hour and a half transfer period at Dakar Airport both ways.
Istanbul-Lviv-Istanbul flights are also planned as 3 flights per week and will be launched as of 20-Apr-09 and will be run on Mondays, Thursdays and Sundays at 12:35. Return flights from Lviv will be on the same days at 15:40.
Having flights to Beirut (Lebanon) five times a week, Turkish Airlines will increase flight frequency to Lebanese capital to seven days a week.
(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 05-Jan-09
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