MONDAY 30th JANUARY 2012

Turkish Airlines to fly daily from Birmingham - giving more choice and flexibility

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Turkish Airlines is making a further commitment to the Midlands by increasing flights between Birmingham Airport and Istanbul from five flights a week to daily services from March 25th. The move will give business travellers better choice and flexibility to meet in Istanbul, and will provide more onward connectivity from Birmingham than ever before.

Over the last year, more and more people have been using Istanbul Ataturk Airport to connect onwards with Turkish Airlines’ over 190 strong route network, benefiting both business and leisure travellers. Forward bookings on routes to the Middle East, Far East and Africa have been outstanding as more and more people realise how easy and convenient it is to connect via Istanbul rather than taking long and stressful car journeys to other UK airports to catch direct flights.

The new schedule will operate as follows:

• TK1968 - Monday, Wednesday & Friday departures from Birmingham at 11:15
• TK1970 - Tuesday, Thursday Saturday & Sunday departures from Birmingham at 14:15

Martyn Lloyd, Head of Air Service Development, from Birmingham Airport, said:

Turkish Airlines began services from Birmingham in 2008 and has offered a vital service for Birmingham and the Midlands, whilst increasing passenger numbers year by year. However, business travellers need both choice and flexibility and we have worked in partnership with Turkish Airlines to secure a daily service from the end of March. We’re therefore delighted with this development to give our business and leisure community even more choice for long-haul connectivity from Birmingham."

Mustafa Yildirim, General Manager for Turkish Airlines at the Airport, said,

As the Best Airline in Europe, we’re committed to Birmingham Airport and the decision to increase our operation demonstrates this. Turkish Airlines can offer travellers excellent choice, service and punctuality across Europe, the Indian Sub-continent, The Middle East, the Far East and Africa, with a choice of 190 destinations across our network. We look forward to welcoming new passengers on this growing route and giving people from the region even more choice. We will continue our growth by keeping our service and quality standards.”

Turkish Airlines will operate an Airbus 320 and Boeing 737-800, which are configured for two classes; Business and Economy. Turkish Airlines operates the youngest fleet in Europe, amongst scheduled airlines.

To celebrate the launch of daily services, Turkish Airlines will be offering the following return fares, including taxes:

Istanbul £164 

Dubai £337

North Cyprus £213

Beijing £482

Shanghai £490

Delhi £415

Mumbai £399

Singapore £629

Jakarta £615

Mashhad £442

Tabriz £489

Shiraz £442

Erbil £543

Sulaymaniyah £543

Cairo £304

Alexandria £354

Doha £373

Accra £460