UAE Business: Turkish Airlines marks 40 years of flying to UAE – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Turkish Airlines marks 40 years of flying to UAE – Gulf Digital News

Turkish Airlines, which flies 328 destinations worldwide, is celebrating its 40 year anniversary of flying to the UAE in synergy with the UAE's Golden Jubilee celebrations.



The flag carrier, established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircrafts launched its first Middle East flight to Beirut and Cairo in 1951 and the first TK flight landed in Abu Dhabi on January 7, 1981 with the route relaunching again on January 25, 2006.



The first flight to Dubai was operated on 5th November 1983, while the Sharjah route was launched on 11th April 2019 with daily flights. In addition ;Anadolujet operated its first UAE flight on 20th December 2020 by operating daily flights.



Currently Turkish Airlines operates 28 weekly flights to UAE (21 weekly flights between Istanbul Airport and Dubai Airport, 3 weekly flights between Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport and Dubai Airport and 4 weekly flights between Istanbul Airport and Abu Dhabi Airport.



Emre Ismailoglu, General Manager, Dubai and Northern Emirates, Turkish Airlines said: " We are delighted to celebrate 40 years in the UAE. This year started on a positive note with the airline industry opening up and we are focusing our energy on enhancing the travel experience especially for the Expo 2020 in