Turkish Airlines to open new route to Ukraine

World Bulletin / News Desk

Turkish Airlines, Turkey's flag carrier, will begin to operate flights to Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine from Istanbul on Monday, the airline said in a statement on Monday.

Service to Zaporizhzhya, a city in the south of the country that sits on the Dnieper River, will run four times a week from Monday Dec. 28.

The new destination brings the airline's total number of destinations in Ukraine to 6, the statement said on Monday. 

"With existing services to Kiev, Odessa, Dneprepetrovsk, Lvov and Kherson, Turkish Airlines now adds Zaporizhzhia, one of the largest cities in Ukraine, to its expanding network," the statement said.

Introductory fares will start at $149 from Istanbul to Zaporizhzhya and $139, including taxes and fees, for travellers heading to Turkey.

"Additionally, for the first 6 months of operation to the new destinations, there is a special offer for Turkish Airlines frequent flyer program Miles&Smiles members, with a 25 percent reduction in the miles needed to redeem either award tickets or upgrades," the statement said. 

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