Airport News
Istanbul flights to leave Birmingham from December
Fri, 08 Aug, 2008
Birmingham Airport has announced that Turkish Airlines will commence services to Istanbul from December 15th.
Turkish Airlines will operate five flights a week. Travellers can either stay in the city or fly on to a wide range of destinations, including Delhi, Bangkok, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Bombay and Singapore.
The airline will operate a 155-seat Boeing 737-800 aircraft, fitted with 135 seats in economy and 20 in business class.
Osman Battal, from Turkish Airlines, said: "Although we will be launching in December with five weekly flights, we aspire to be operating daily services from Birmingham by summer 2009 and carrying 30,000 of passengers a year by this time."
Turkish Airlines operates a fleet of 107 aircraft. Last year, it carried almost 20 million passengers.
Fares from Birmingham Airport with Turkish Airlines start from £180 return, which includes taxes.
Last month, Ryanair announced a new daily route from Birmingham to Dusseldorf, starting October 28th.