Turkish Airlines marks 25th year of Istanbul-NY flights

June 21 2019 09:52:58

Turkish Airlines marks 25th year of Istanbul-NY flights

NEW YORK-Anadolu Agency

Turkish Airlines celebrated its 25th anniversary of Istanbul-New York direct flights with a ceremony in New York on June 19.

Speaking at the ceremony, Alper Aktaş, Turkey's consul general to New York, said Turkey's national flag carrier achieved great success thanks to devotion.

Aktaş announced that Istanbul-New Jersey flights will start in a month.

Turkey's UN Ambassador Feridun Sinirlioglu, Turkish Airlines New York head Cenk Öcal and Brooklyn Mayor Eric Adams also attended the ceremony.

Turkish Airlines founded in 1933, flies to a total of 313 destinations in 124 countries with its passenger and cargo planes.

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