ISTANBUL 

Türkiye's low-cost air carrier AJet has launched flights between the Turkish and Iraqi capitals, the airline announced on Tuesday.

AJet will operate Ankara-Baghdad flights three days a week – Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Following a ceremony on Monday in Ankara, a plane departed for Baghdad and was greeted with a water salute upon landing at the Baghdad International Airport after a two-hour and 35-minute flight.

Expanding the number of destinations it flies to from Ankara, AJet is extending its flight network from Europe to the Caucasus and from the Middle East to North Africa.

It operates flights to 35 destinations in 26 countries from the Turkish capital. The company plans to add nine more countries and 10 more cities to its flight network by the end of 2026.