TURKISH Airlines has
revealed details of
its double-daily flight
schedules to SA.
It will split its services,
offering direct flights to both
Cape Town and Johannesburg
from October 26. However, the
airline said it was considering
re-routing Johannesburg flights
via Maputo.
Turkish Airlines plans to
launch flights to Mozambique
this year by routing the
Johannesburg flight through
Maputo, but is still finalising
arrangements for this.
The airline does not have
fifth freedom rights to
fly passengers between
Johannesburg and Maputo.
On the flight to Johannesburg,
passengers would be able to
disembark at Maputo and the
flight to Istanbul would pick up
passengers in Maputo, said
head of marketing, Aslihan
Safak. A date for the Maputo
flights has not yet been
confirmed.
From October 26, the
Johannesburg flight will depart
Istanbul 00h50, arriving in
Johannesburg at 10h40, with
the return flight departing
Johannesburg at 19h45,
arriving Istanbul at 05h20 the
next day.
The airline will service Cape
Town with direct flights from
Istanbul. Flights will depart
Istanbul at 01h15, arriving
in Cape Town at 12h50, with
the return flight departing
Cape Town at 18h00, arriving
Istanbul at 05h00 the next
day. The airline currently offers
daily flights from Istanbul to
Cape Town via Johannesburg.
The Cape Town and
Johannesburg flights will both
be operated by A330-300s.
