Turkish Airlines has increased the frequency of its services between Birmingham and Istanbul
to twice daily with the addition of a Tuesday morning service increasing the volume of seats on
sale from the Midlands and now providing 289 onward global connections from Istanbul
The airline has experienced a significant level of growth since it started operating from
Birmingham Airport with five services a week to Istanbul in December 2008. By increasing
its frequency every year, the airline has now reached 14 flights weekly
Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive, Birmingham Airport, added, "I congratulate the Turkish Airlines
team on doing a great job here in the region and increasing passenger numbers year-on-year,
and for further committing to Birmingham Airport and the wider region"
"Turkish Airlines is an award winning carrier and long-standing partner of ours which has gone
from strength to strength serving hundreds of thousands of passengers from our catchment.
The Turkish Airlines in-flight product is first class and extremely popular with its customers,
which is demonstrated by more and more people choosing to experience the service, reliability
and affordability it offers from Birmingham and beyond"
to twice daily with the addition of a Tuesday morning service increasing the volume of seats on
sale from the Midlands and now providing 289 onward global connections from Istanbul
The airline has experienced a significant level of growth since it started operating from
Birmingham Airport with five services a week to Istanbul in December 2008. By increasing
its frequency every year, the airline has now reached 14 flights weekly
Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive, Birmingham Airport, added, "I congratulate the Turkish Airlines
team on doing a great job here in the region and increasing passenger numbers year-on-year,
and for further committing to Birmingham Airport and the wider region"
"Turkish Airlines is an award winning carrier and long-standing partner of ours which has gone
from strength to strength serving hundreds of thousands of passengers from our catchment.
The Turkish Airlines in-flight product is first class and extremely popular with its customers,
which is demonstrated by more and more people choosing to experience the service, reliability
and affordability it offers from Birmingham and beyond"
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| Turkish Airlines use Boeing 737s on their twice daily service from Istanbul |
Selim Ozturk, General Manager for Birmingham, Turkish Airlines, said, "Birmingham Airport is
a hugely successful base for us and we have grown significantly over the past eight years. This
double daily service gives passengers even more choice and with 289 onward destinations via
Istanbul throughout the Middle East, the Far East and Africa, Birmingham Airport really is the
gateway to the world with our award winning airline"
Turkish Airlines schedule from Tuesday 31 May 2016
0940/1040 TK1967/1968 73H from/to Istanbul
- operates daily
1600/1700 TK1969/1970 73H from/to Istanbul
- operates daily
Actual aircraft types subject to change!!
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| Tuesday 31 May 2016 |
