Turkish adds Sydney with a stopover for now | Aviation

• Sydney, new Turkish Airlines’ destination in Australia.

• Operations will be with a stopover in Kuala Lumpur, with the aim of starting non-stop services in the future.

Turkish Airlines announced its newest addition in Oceania, which will begin on December 4th. At the time of publication, it will offer four weekly flights on the Istanbul – Kuala Lumpur – Sydney route with Airbus A350-900 aircraft, configured for 329 passengers.

The company will expand its operations in Australia by reaching two regular connections from/to Türkiye. Currently, Turkish performs three services per week between Istanbul and Melbourne via Singapore using the same jets. Turkish Airlines’ A350-900s have two seating classes (32 Business and 297 Economy), offering 987 weekly seats each way on the IST-SIN-MEL route, and 1,306 seats a week per leg on its new operations to Sydney via Kuala Lumpur.

Schedule between Istanbul and Sydney

Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday

Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday

Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday

About the new addition to global airline’s flight network, Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee, Prof. Ahmet Bolat stated: “We are happy to announce the launch of our Sydney route, which opens another chapter for us in the continent. This new route not only enhances our flight network but also…