Turkish Airlines announce Birmingham – Istanbul flights
07.08.08
Birmingham Airport has announced that it is to 'welcome another high calibre major global network carrier' - Turkish Airlines. The airline will commence services to Istanbul on December 15, offering Midlands travellers the first direct scheduled service to Istanbul from the region.
Turkish Airlines, a member of the Star Alliance global airline grouping, will operate five weekly flights to Istanbul and will offer onward flight links within Turkey, the Middle East and the Far East, through its established route network.
Osman Battal, Turkish Airlines’ Director for UK, said, ‘Not only can we offer air travellers in Birmingham and the wider region new direct flights to Istanbul, but we are also able to fly people to over 140 onward destinations including Bangkok, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Delhi, Bombay and Singapore.'
'Although we will be launching in December with five weekly flights, we would like to be operating daily services from Birmingham by summer 2009 and carrying 30,000 of passengers a year by that time.’
The airline will operate the route using a 155-seat mixed configuration Boeing 737-800 aircraft, fitted with 20 seats in business class and 135 in economy. Flights on Mondays and Thursdays will arrive in Birmingham at 10:30 and depart to Istanbul at 11:30. Flights on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays will arrive in Birmingham at 12:15 and depart at 13:15. Fares are from £180 return, including taxes.
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