{"id":148679,"date":"2024-03-04T14:00:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T14:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=148679"},"modified":"2024-03-16T12:44:50","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T12:44:50","slug":"turkish-airlines-inaugurates-flights-to-melbourne-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2024\/03\/turkish-airlines-inaugurates-flights-to-melbourne-australia.html","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Airlines inaugurates flights to Melbourne, Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Turkish Airlines<\/strong> on Friday inaugurated flights between Istanbul and Melbourne, with a stopover in Singapore, its first destination in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The route will operate three weekly flights on Boeing 787-9 aircraft seating 300 passengers: 30 in Business Class and 270 in Economy. However, the first two flights on the route (Friday and Monday) have been operated on a Boeing 777-300.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This makes Melbourne the 346th destination for Turkish Airlines and Australia the 130th country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2024\/01\/turkish-airlines-signs-lease-agreement-for-10-boeing-737-8s.html\">Turkish Airlines signs lease agreement for 10 Boeing 737-8s<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday marks a monumental milestone for Turkish Airlines, as we celebrate the realization of a long-held ambition\u2014to extend our reach to the Australian continent\u201d, Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee, Dr. Ahmet Bolat said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the coming years, the airline intends to operate direct flights to Melbourne and other potential cities in Australia with the acquisition of new aircraft capable of non-stop flights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-topics\">Related 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