Turkish Airlines starts Freetown flights

Turkish Airlines started regular flights to Freetown last week, as its 52nd destination in Africa. Beginning February 24, new direct flights to Freetown, Capital of Sierra Leone, also bring the total countries reached by the flag carrier to 121.

 

Turkish Airlines flies to more destinations in Africa than any other airline and this latest addition to Free­town marks another milestone in its international expansion, a press release issued by the company reads. The airlines already has services to city-hubs of Accra, Lagos, Bamako, Conakry, Dakar, Abidjan, Cotonou, Douala, Yaounde, N’Djamena, Ougadou­gou, Niamey, Cape Town, Johannesburg and more.

 

The Freetown flights will be available twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays. The service will provide a link between Istanbul Atatürk International Airport and Lungi International Airport via Ouagadougou.