Turkish Airlines begins four times weekly flight from PH to Istanbul in June
As part of Turkish Airlines plans to expand its operations in Nigeria, the company has concluded arrangements to boost its flight frequencies between the country and Istanbul, Turkey, beginning with four times weekly flight from Port Harcourt to Istanbul in June.
The General Manager, Turkish Airlines Lagos, Mr Yunus Ozbek, told Business Hilights that just like the airline had done in Lagos and Abuja, it planned to connect Port Harcourt to the rest of the world through Istanbul.
He averred that “Nigeria is the biggest economy in Africa and Nigerians love to travel. Lagos and Abuja are among our biggest destinations in Africa despite the competition on these routes. Nigeria is growing and we want to be part of this growth.”
Ozbek added that “With the new route from Port Harcourt to Istanbul, Nigerian students from the region who wished to study abroad could also take advantage of its Students’ Discounted Fare programme.
In his remarks, Turkish Airlines General Manager, Abuja, Mr Mehmet Asik, said the airline had 55 destinations in Africa and considered the continent an important part of its business and noted that the airline had recorded steady and significant passenger and cargo growth in the past few years, with 307 destinations globally.
Apart from increasing international flight frequencies in Nigeria, Asik disclosed that the airline was also working on fleet acquisition, with a plan to raise the number of aircraft from 336 to 500 aircraft in the next four years.
Business Hilights recalls that Turkish Airlines had been one of the most consistent international airlines that have deepened operations in Nigeria over the years.
