Turkish Airlines to launch flights to Frankfurt, Munich from Izmir

Turkey's national airline company will operate direct flights to the German cities of Frankfurt and Munich from the Aegean city of Izmir during summer, a company statement said.

Turkish Airlines (THY) will apply special tariffs for Izmir-Frankfurt and Izmir-Munich flights during the summer.

Round trips will range between 179 and 189 Euros.

Based in Istanbul, THY is one of the fastest growing airline companies in the world.

With direct flights to 137 international and 41 domestic destinations as of March 2011, THY is a Star Alliance member and carries approximately 25 million passengers a year.

The company posted 286 million Turkish lira net profit in 2010.


/World Bulletin/