Direct flights: Turkish Airlines to fly from Islamabad to Baku
Pakistani travellers now have the option to travel to 180 destinations throughout the world
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ISLAMABAD:
Turkish Airlines is planning to launch direct flights from Islamabad to Baku twice a week by the end of September and all necessary preparations are currently under way.
Mert said Turkish Airlines had signed agreements with global companies and would like to sign a MoU with ICCI to facilitate its members in air travel. ICCI President Muzzamil Hussain Sabri welcomed the plan and suggested that Turkish Airlines should offer a customised package of discounted rates to ICCI members that would facilitate exploration of trade opportunities.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 28th, 2015.
Turkish Airlines is planning to launch direct flights from Islamabad to Baku twice a week by the end of September and all necessary preparations are currently under way.
This was disclosed by Turkish Airlines General Manager Yunus Mert during a visit to Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI). He said the airline had already started daily flights to Islamabad and Lahore and now it was planning to connect Pakistan with Central Asia by launching flights from Islamabad to Baku twice a week.“With the start of daily flights from Turkey to Karachi, Islamabad and Lahore, Pakistani travellers now have the option to travel to 180 destinations throughout the world,” he added.
Mert said Turkish Airlines had signed agreements with global companies and would like to sign a MoU with ICCI to facilitate its members in air travel. ICCI President Muzzamil Hussain Sabri welcomed the plan and suggested that Turkish Airlines should offer a customised package of discounted rates to ICCI members that would facilitate exploration of trade opportunities.
Published in The Express Tribune, August 28th, 2015.