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TURKISH AIRLINES STARTS ITS FIRST DIRECT FLIGHT TO CANADA
ISTANBUL - The Turkish national air carrier made its first direct flight to Toronto, the cultural capital of Canada, on Saturday.
11.07.2009 - Update : 11.07.2009
Turkey's Transportation Minister Binali Yildirim was aboard the first Turkish Airlines (THY) direct flight from the Turkish province of Istanbul to Toronto.
THY Director General Temel Kotil, businessmen and journalists flew to Toronto.
Speaking to reporters prior to the departure, Kotil said flights to Toronto would take place with Airbus A330 and A340 aircrafts.
Kotil said Toronto was the 117th international flight destination of the Turkish Airlines.
Yildirim is expected to return to Turkey on July 14 after holding talks in Toronto.
THY will fly from Istanbul to Toronto by Airbus 330 and 340 aircraft. The direct flight is expected to take almost 11 hours.
The Turkish Airlines will fly between the two cities three times a week, on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Turkey and Canada launched civil aviation activities by an agreement they signed in March 2009.
As the two countries initiated bilateral air transportation agreement in a way that would allow scheduled flights, they agreed to assign more than one airline companies from both countries and the first permit was granted to Turkish Airlines and Air Canada.
Two destinations each from Turkey and Canada were set as scheduled flight destinations, and the airline companies were allowed to make three passenger and three cargo flights, and third-party code sharing flights. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
THY Director General Temel Kotil, businessmen and journalists flew to Toronto.
Speaking to reporters prior to the departure, Kotil said flights to Toronto would take place with Airbus A330 and A340 aircrafts.
Kotil said Toronto was the 117th international flight destination of the Turkish Airlines.
Yildirim is expected to return to Turkey on July 14 after holding talks in Toronto.
THY will fly from Istanbul to Toronto by Airbus 330 and 340 aircraft. The direct flight is expected to take almost 11 hours.
The Turkish Airlines will fly between the two cities three times a week, on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
Turkey and Canada launched civil aviation activities by an agreement they signed in March 2009.
As the two countries initiated bilateral air transportation agreement in a way that would allow scheduled flights, they agreed to assign more than one airline companies from both countries and the first permit was granted to Turkish Airlines and Air Canada.
Two destinations each from Turkey and Canada were set as scheduled flight destinations, and the airline companies were allowed to make three passenger and three cargo flights, and third-party code sharing flights. Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
