Dubai, UAE; 7 April 2016

Turkish Airlines has launched new flights from the Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (SAW), Ankara Esenboga and Trabzon airports to key Saudi Arabian cities including Riyadh, Jeddah and Medina.

The Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)- Jeddah (JED) v.v. and Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen (SAW)-Riyadh (RUH) v.v. flights both operate 7 times weekly, while Turkish Airlines' Ankara Esenboga (ESB) -Medina (MED) v.v. flights also ooperate on 7 weekly frequencies.

The Sabiha Gokcen (SAW) - Medina (MED) v.v. flights are now being operated four times a week and theTrabzon (TZX)- Riyadh (RUH) v.v. flights offer three weekly services.

From Istanbul Ataturk Airport (IST),  Turkish Airlines currently operates 21 weekly frequencies to Jeddah, and 14 weekly frequencies to both Medina and Riyadh.

There are also 10 weekly frequencies (14 as of June 2016) from IST and  7 weekly frequencies from SAW to Dammam.

Turkish Airlines flies to 7 destinations in Saudi Arabia, with 7 weekly frequencies from IST to Yanbu, 5 weekly frequencies from IST to Al Qassim and 3 weekly frequencies from IST to Taif.

Tickets for the  flights  can be booked via: www.turkishairlines.com and are scheduled as follows:

SAW-MED-SAW      



All times are in LMT

To view the flight schedules of Turkish Airlines and more information on our company, please visit www.turkishairlines.com, contact the call center at +90 212 444 0849 or visit any Turkish Airlines sales office. 

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About Turkish Airlines:
Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines is a 4-star airline today with a fleet of 304  passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 285 destinations worldwide with 236 international and 49 domestic. According to Skytrax survey of 2015, Turkish Airlines was chosen "Europe's Best Airline" for the fifth and "Best Airline in Southern Europe" for the seventh consecutive time. Having won in 2010 the world's "Best Economy Catering Service", in 2013 the world's "Best Business Catering Service", and in 2014 "Best Business Catering Service" awards, Turkish Airlines was  awarded in 2015  the world's "Best Business Class Lounge Dining" and "Best Business Airline Lounge"  prizes in the Skytrax survey. More information about Turkish Airlines can be found on www.turkishairlines.com.

About Star Alliance:
The Star Alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach, recognition and seamless service to the international traveller. Its acceptance by the market has been recognized by numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and Best Airline Alliance by both Business Traveller Magazine and Skytrax. The member airlines are: Adria Airways, Aegean Airlines, Air Canada, Air China, Air India, Air New Zealand, ANA, Asiana Airlines, Austrian, Avianca, Brussels Airlines, Copa Airlines, Croatia Airlines, EGYPTAIR, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, South African Airways, SWISS, TAP Portugal, Turkish Airlines, THAI and United. The integration of Avianca Brasil is currently in progress. Overall, the Star Alliance network currently offers more than 18,500 daily flights to 1,321 airports in 193 countries For additional information visit www.staralliance.com and/or follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Youtube or LinkedIn.

For more information, please contact:
Gladson Ronad | Alisha Patel
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller
+9714 4507 600
gladson.ronad@bm.com | alisha.patel@bm.com

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