Turkish Airlines launches direct flights to Strasbourg

ISTANBUL

Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier, launched direct flights from Istanbul Airport to France’s Strasbourg city, the airline announced on Friday.

"Strasbourg is the seventh destination of Turkish Airlines in France," it said in a written statement.

Previously in this year, the airline also added two more international destinations to its flight network -- Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates and Marrakech in Morocco.

Turkish Airlines, with its fleet of 335 aircraft (passenger and cargo), flies to 310 destinations in 124 countries -- 50 domestic and 260 international.