Final month, Turkish Airways’ inaugural flight from Istanbul touched down in Sydney for the primary time, marking a monumental milestone for the service.
The service to Sydney comes on the again of the latest launch of flights to Melbourne and the capital of New South Wales is the 351st locations throughout six continents for the service.
The brand new 19-hour, 9,300-mile flight path, utilising a contemporary fleet of Airbus A350-900 plane, will present 1000’s of travellers per 12 months with an economical and direct gateway between Sydney and Istanbul, working 4 instances every week by way of Kuala Lumpur.
“This momentous event marks the longest flight path in Turkish Airways’ historical past as we proudly add our second Australian metropolis to our community,” mentioned Turkish Airways CEO, Bilal Ekşi.
“The arrival of our first flight from Istanbul to Sydney represents our ongoing dedication to connecting travellers throughout the globe, offering a seamless gateway between Europe and Australia with the consolation and hospitality Turkish Airways is thought for.”
Ekşi mentioned the brand new route will quickly be a direct one, with plans afoot to introduce continuous flights from Australia to Europe by 2026.
“As soon as we obtain plane able to finishing the journey in a single flight, we look ahead to additional increasing our companies with Australia’s first continuous flights to Istanbul within the close to future.”
Particular launch costs for Turkish Airways’ Sydney to Istanbul flights are AUD$1,489 AUD and USD$999 for Istanbul to Sydney flights.
