Turkish Airlines has announced its adding three extra return flights per week on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays evenings from the beginning of next year’s summer season, when it will operate 10 return flights per week on the Dublin-Istanbul route. Last year 80,000 passengers used the route (Flightglobal 2nd October).
The three additional frequencies to Istanbul enables onward connections to destinations such as Sharm El Sheik (Egypt), Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania), Sofia (Bulgaria), Bucharest (Romania), Chisinau (Moldova) and Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
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Dublin Airport Authority Head of Aviation Business Development Cormac O’Connell said “We have been working closely with Turkish Airlines for several years and this extra frequency will offer passengers additional choice and convenience.”
Turkish Airlines Ireland Managing Director Murat Balandi said “We are delighted to announce this increase in flights out of Dublin. This will provide more options for our customers and also opens up extra options for connecting flights out of Istanbul and will mean more traffic through Dublin Airport. We are constantly looking for more ways to assist our customers and hope that this will be of great benefit to them.”
Irish Aviation Research Institute © 4th October 2012
