Turkish Airlines to Introduce Daily Flight for Islamabad and Link it With Baku

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Turkish Airlines to Introduce Daily Flight for Islamabad and Link it With Baku

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Turkish Airlines is going to introduce daily flight for Islamabad.

Five non-stop flights a week between Istanbul and Islamabad from August 8.
Two flights a week between Istanbul and Islamabad via Baku from August 11.

Turkish Airlines will have local traffic rights for flights between Islamabad and Baku.

Info Source: http://airlineroute.net/2015/06/12/tk-isblhe-aug15/

Presently, Turkish Airlines is operating four flights a week between Istanbul and Islamabad with Airbus A330-200 aircraft every Friday, Sunday, Monday and Wednesday.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/tk710/

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Great News for Islamabad as well... Islamabad is well suited for TK because of diplomats and embassy staffs travels. Also offer cheap fares to europeon destinations as well.
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Baku is a former PIA destination.

In 1996, PIA was operating once-a-week flight every Sunday between Karachi and Baku via Ashgabat with leased Tupolev Tu-154 tri-jet.

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Thanks for the information you are sharing with us Dear....
What will be impact on PIA with this daily rotations of TK?? TK offers more convenient rates and connections than ME4....
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Turkish is very happy with both Boeing and airbus as both offers them fuel efficiency as well as max options for medium level destinations. They are one of the leading and fast growing airlines because they are updating their fleet.. Almost all Europeon and South Asian/Middle eastern destinations are under the range of A320 and B737-800 series. They are also operating B77W as well as A330-200/300 and A340 series....
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Abbas Ali wrote:Baku is a former PIA destination.

In 1996, PIA was operating once-a-week flight every Sunday between Karachi and Baku via Ashgabat with leased Tupolev Tu-154 tri-jet.

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Abbas, it was changed to twice weekly A310 and 737 via Tehran later.
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Good to hear, though Baku seems like such an odd stopping point!

It's great that Turkish is flying the A330 into both Islamabad and Lahore. Are they flying the A330 into Karachi too, or is that on a B737? Istanbul to Karachi seems like such a long route for a narrow body aircraft.
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KHI went A332 just this month.
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CoyBoy wrote:Abbas, it was changed to twice weekly A310 and 737 via Tehran later.
Inaugural flight in April 1994 from Karachi to Baku via Ashgabat was also operated with Boeing 737-300.

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I have never read something more gratifying and amazing regarding aviation in Pakistan as this piece of news! I am so so so very excited and happy; can not put it in wordssss! :D :D :D :D :D :D \:D/
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Azerbaijan soon to have air link with Pakistan

27 JULY 2015

Baku, Azerbaijan, July 27

By Seba Aghayeva – Trend:


An air service is being opened between Azerbaijan and Pakistan, the ambassador of Azerbaijan to Pakistan, Dashgin Shikarov told Trend July 27.

Starting from August 12, Shikarov said, the aircraft of the Turkish Airlines will fly on the Islamabad-Baku-Istanbul route.

Under a tripartite agreement, the flights will take place twice a week – on Mondays and Fridays using the planes of the Turkish Airlines.

Tickets for the flight will be about $600-$650, and flight time will be about three hours.

The agreement to resume the air link was reached during the Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain’s official visit to Azerbaijan in March this year.

“Mamnoon Hussain made this initiative at a meeting with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev,” said the ambassador. “Azerbaijan’s president supported it.”

He added that the issue of extending the current Istanbul-Islamabad flight to Baku was also discussed with Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu.

“Opening of the flight will contribute to the development of the two countries’ cooperation in the area of tourism,” said Shikarov.

“Pakistan’s people love Azerbaijan,” the diplomat said further. “During the first European games the Pakistanis had an opportunity to even better get acquainted with our country via the programs and video clips broadcast on the local TV channels, and many have expressed a desire to visit Azerbaijan.”

“Now they have got such an opportunity,” he added.

Opening of the flight will also contribute to economic ties between the two countries, said the ambassador.

Over January-June 2015, the trade between Azerbaijan and Pakistan stood at $1,318,400, according to Azerbaijan’s State Customs Committee (SCC).

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The service isnt by azeri of pakistani carriers so nothing to get excited about, also heard its very difficul;t to obtain azeri visa even for westerners.

Azerbaijan Airlines had served KHI though back in the 90s with 727, dont know routing.
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Five non-stop flights a week between Istanbul and Islamabad from August 8.
Turkish Airlines Airbus A330-223 registration TC-LNA performing flight TK-710 from Istanbul to Islamabad.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/tk710/

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I was due to fly on TK740 from Istanbul to Islamabad, via Baku departing 18 August at 1840 hours. However, a few days ago I received a changed itinerary from the airline as this flight has been changed to now operate Istanbul - Islamabad non-stop as TK710.

Wonder if this is a one off change or flights via Baku are not starting just yet?
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Source: turkishairlines.com

Istanbul to Islamabad via Baku Turkish Airlines flight TK-740 not operated on August 11.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/tk740

The airline operated Istanbul to Islamabad flight TK-710 on August 11.

http://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/tk710

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