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Turkish Airlines to fly to Lankaran

22 August 2016 [18:31] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews

By Rashid Shirinov

Azerbaijan’s State Civil Aviation Administration gave Turkish Airlines (THY) a permission to operate flights to the Azerbaijani city of Lankan, the Administration told Trend on August 22.

“Turkish Airlines repeatedly turned to the aviation authorities of Azerbaijan with such a request, and the last appeal was received in early summer,” the Administration reported.

As for the date of launch of the flights en route Istanbul -Lankaran, THY will itself determine that.

Turkish Airlines performs flights to Azerbaijan starting from 1991, and today the company carries out flights to Baku, Ganja and Nakhchivan.

Earlier, Vice-President of CJSC Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), Eldar Hajiyev informed that currently, the number of flights-per-day operated from the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku to Istanbul rank first. In general, AZAL and Turkish Airlines, carry out nine flights on this route during a day.

Hajiyev also noted that the growth of passenger traffic to Turkish cities of Bodrum, Izmir and Dalaman has been recorded. The most noteworthy fact is that in July and August the number of daily flights from Baku to Antalya has increased fourfold, and every aircraft fills up with passengers, Hajiyev said.

Over seven months of 2016, the Baku Airport provided services to 1.69 million passengers in total. The Heydar Aliyev International Airport serviced some 391,000 passengers in July this year, which is 27 percent higher than in the same period of 2015, while the passenger traffic to the popular Turkish resorts Antalya, Bodrum, Izmir and Dalaman amounted to 56,500 passengers.

Turkish Airlines is a 4-star airline with a fleet of 264 (passenger and cargo) aircrafts flying to 263 destinations worldwide with 220 being international and 43 domestic.

The airline is considered to be a global player and has a primary role in making Istanbul a major global hub linking North America, Asia, Europe and Africa.

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