Turkish Airlines Announces New Birmingham Operation

Birmingham International Airport is pleased to welcome another high calibre major global network carrier – Turkish Airlines – which has confirmed that it will commence services to Istanbul from 15th December. The new service will offer Midlands travellers the first direct scheduled service to Istanbul from the region.

Turkey’s flag-carrier and member of the Star Alliance global airline grouping will operate five weekly flights to Istanbul and will provide onward flight opportunities within Turkey, the Middle East and the Far East, through its own established route network. 

Turkish Airlines currently has a four star ranking according to SKYTRAX, the world airline star rating programme that ranks airline product and service standards, similar to that achieved by Air France, British Airways, Emirates, Lufthansa and Virgin Atlantic. Read more