ISTANBUL
Turkish Airlines (THY) will fly to Sharm el-Sheikh, Sabha, Aden and Hurghada as of October, 2012.
THY, having world's 7th largest flight network, stated on Wednesday that it would begin to fly to Libyan Sabha city as of October 7. Istanbul-Sabha flights will be held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays at 9:45 a.m., while Sabha-Istanbul flights will be held the same days at 1:10 p.m.
Flights between Istanbul and Egyptian Sharm el-Sheikh city will be held four days a week --Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays-- mutually as of October 9.
As of October 17, flights will begin between Istanbul and Hurghada three days --Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays-- a week mutually.
Flights between Istanbul and Yemen's Aden city will be held three days a week as of October 2.
Headquartered in Istanbul, THY operates scheduled services to 150 international and 41 domestic cities (38 domestic airports), serving a total of 187 airports, in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas.
Turkish Airlines increased its sales revenue by 40% in 2011, compared to 2010, and recorded operating profit of 339 million TL (185.04 million USD). Net profit came in at 19 million TL (10.3 million USD).
Number of passengers carried increased 12%, reaching 32.7 million in 2011.
