Turkish boosts Cape Town route

TURKISH Airlines will
dedicate direct daily
flights to Cape Town from
Istanbul, effective October 30.
Currently, the airline flies daily
to the Mother City via Durban
and Johannesburg.
“Last year we operated
our first Cape Town to Istanbul
direct seasonal flight and it
was a great success,” says
Kenan Ince, Cape Town gm
of Turkish Airlines. “However,
because of fleet constraints
and availability, it made
better sense to operate the
flights from Cape Town via
Johannesburg and Durban.”
The airline is to receive 30
new aircraft this year and will
be deploying an Airbus 330
on its non-stop flight from the
Mother City to Istanbul.
The aircraft will have 261
seats in economy and 28 in
business class.
“This will increase our seat
capacity on the route by
almost 50%,” says Kenan,
adding that the increase in
seat volume is likely to see a
decrease in fares on the route.
Flight TK45 will depart CPT
at 18h00 to arrive in IST at
04h50 the next day; return
flight TK44 will depart IST
at 01h40 to arrive in CPT
at 11h55.
As a result of the direct
Cape Town route, flights from
Durban to Istanbul, operating
via Johannesburg, will increase
from four to five flights a week,
effective October 31.
Flight TK 43 will depart DBN
on Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Thursdays, Saturdays and
Sundays at 16h50 to arrive
in JNB at 18h10, departing
at 19h25 to arrive in IST at
05h10 the next day. Return
flight TK 42 will depart IST
on Mondays, Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, Fridays and
Saturdays at 19h55 to arrive
in JNB at 05h55 the next day
departing at 07h10 to arrive in
DBN at 08h25.