Turkish Airlines to ramp up flights to UAE

Turkish Airlines has said that it plans to increase flight frequencies from Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah in the UAE to Istanbul.

The carrier operates three daily flights from Dubai to the Istanbul Airport currently, which will increase to four daily starting October 2022. This is will be coupled with three weekly flights to the Sabiha Gokcen Airport operated by Anadolujet. Flight TK765 will depart from Dubai (DXB) at 4pm, and flight TK764 will depart from Istanbul at 8.15am.

The airline’s daily operations from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul Airport will increase to ten weekly flights, starting next month. Flight TK867 will depart from Abu Dhabi at 7.55am on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sunday, while flight TK866 will depart from Istanbul at 1.20am on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sunday.

The airline will also relaunch Sharjah services on October 3, with three weekly flights. Currently Anadolujet flies to Sharjah from Sabiha Gokcen Airport with four weekly flights. Flight TK755 will depart from Sharjah Airport at 7.40am to Istanbul Airport on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays while flight TK754 will depart from Istanbul Airport to Sharjah at 1.15am on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

With added frequencies, the total flight number from the UAE will increases to 48 weekly services. The airline recently celebrated its 40-year anniversary of flying to the Gulf nation.

The carrier’s Istanbul hub connects travellers to 340 destinations worldwide, of which 287 are international locations and 53 are domestic destinations.