Turkish Airlines Sets Revised Basra Launch Date

Posted 18/04/2011

Turkish Airlines (THY) is to inaugurate its three times weekly Istanbul Ataturk – Basra route on May 23.  The carrier had previously said it would launch the new service on May 11, but for undetermined reasons has delayed the start.  THY already provides direct links to Baghdad and it added Erbil to its network last week, when it launched flights to the Kurdistan city.  It also plans to serve Najaf and Sulaymaniyah.

Schedule:

TK798 IST2210 – 0125+1BSR EQV 136
TK799 BSR0225 – 0550IST EQV 247

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