Turkish Airlines opens new route to Ukraine

ANKARA

Turkish Airlines is to begin operating a new flight to Ukraine from Istanbul by the end of the year, the flag carrier said Friday.

The service to Zaporizhzhya, a city in the south of the country that sits on the Dnieper River, will run four times a week from Dec. 28.

"With existing services to Kiev, Odessa, Dnepropetrovsk, Lviv and Kherson, Turkish Airlines now adds Zaporizhzhya, one of the largest cities in Ukraine, to its expanding network," the airline said in a statement.

Introductory fares will start at $149 from Istanbul to Zaporizhzhya and $139, including taxes and fees, for travellers heading to Turkey.

Turkish Airlines was voted Europe’s Best Airline at the 2015 Skytrax Passengers Choice Awards.