New Turkish Airlines Service Takes off from Birmingham International Airport

December 16 2008

Birmingham International Airport has today (Monday) celebrated the Inaugural Turkish Airlines service to Istanbul. The flight will operate five times a week from Birmingham and provides Midlanders with the opportunity to fly from their local airport direct to Istanbul for the first time.
 
The Inaugural flight, which left Birmingham at 1130 with 167 passengers on board, offers 140 worldwide onward connections from Istanbul to major business and leisure centres, including Bangkok, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Delhi, Bombay and Singapore. The arrival of Turkish Airlines at Birmingham adds a further 20 new destinations to the airport’s global connections which has now reached 422 direct and one stop destinations.
 
Joining the celebrations at today’s Inaugural launch, Paul Kehoe, Chief Executive Officer of Birmingham International Airport, said:
 
“We are delighted to welcome the national flag carrier of Turkey to Birmingham and proud to have such a well established carrier in our growing schedule. It is excellent news for the region as it now provides even more connections throughout Turkey, the Middle East and Asia from the Midlands.
 
“Turkish Airlines is joining Birmingham at an exciting time and demonstrates that the airport, as well as the region, is becoming a more attractive option for new airlines. We look forward to working with the Turkish Airways team and making the route a success.”
 
Flights on Mondays and Thursday will arrive in Birmingham at 1030 hours and depart to Istanbul at 1130 hours. The remaining flights, on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays, will arrive in Birmingham at 1215 hours and depart at 1315 hours. The timings are to allow the shortest possible connection times to the banks of worldwide departures from Turkish Airlines’ Istanbul hub.

Fares from Birmingham with Turkish Airlines start from £180 return, including taxes. Bookings can be made by calling the airline’s reservations number on 0844 800 66 66, online at www.thy.com or through local travel agents.

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