Turkish Airlines to restarts Ankara-Rome flights after 60 years
21st Oct, 2018 | Tourism Mail Crew
KATHMANDU, Oct 21: Turkey’s national flag carrier will resume its two-way Ankara-Rome direct flights in 2019.
Turkish Airlines, that launched its first service in Italy in 1959 with its inaugural Ankara-Rome flight, now re-launches its operation between the two countries' capitals after a 60 years break.
Ankara-Rome flights, of which tickets are now available on Turkish Airlines’ sales offices and online sales channels, are planned to be operated 2 times a week as Mondays and Thursdays in both directions as from 7th January 2019.
Within the scope of summer schedule, Turkish Airlines currently operates 131 flights per week through 8 destinations in Italy, including Rome, Milan, Venice, Pisa, Bologna, Naples, Catania and Bari both from Istanbul Atatürk International Airport (IST) and Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)*.
Ankara-Rome flights scheduled from January 7th, 2019;
Flight No.
|
Days
|
Departure
|
Arrival
|
TK1289
|
Mondays, Thursdays
|
ESB
|
20:30
|
FCO
|
20:50
|
TK1290
|
Mondays, Thursdays
|
FCO
|
21:55
|
ESB
|
02:10 +1
|
*All times are in LMT.
Please visit www.turkishairlines.com, contact the call center at +90 212 444 0849 or visit any Turkish Airlines sales office.