UAE airlines to begin flights to Turkey
22 April 2009
The national airline company of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will start flying to the Turkish city of Istanbul, the company said on Tuesday.
UAE's national airline company Etihad added Istanbul to its flight destinations from the capital Abu Dhabi, Anatolia news agency reports. Etihad Airways will begin flights from Abu Dhabi to Istanbul four times a week as of June 1. Also, the company will fly from Istanbul to several destinations in Australia, Asia and South Africa including Sydney, Melbourne, Beijing, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Johannesburg, via Abu Dhabi.
The flights between Istanbul and Abu Dhabi will be on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.