Asiana inaugurates flights to Istanbul

Asiana Airlines will be inaugurating 3 weekly flights to the mystical and ancient city of Istanbul starting from the 29th of March.

Asiana Airlines held an inauguration ceremony celebrating the first maiden flight from Incheon to Istanbul on the 29th of March at 8:50 a.m. at the departure gates located on the 3rd floor at Incheon International Airport. Asiana Airlines President CEO Young-Doo, Yoon, Chae-Wook, Lee President of Incheon International Airport, Seoul Regional Aviation Administration President Seung-Ho, Lee and other distinguished guests and airline officials were present.

Asiana will be deploying a B777-200 carrier every Tuesdays and Saturdays at 9:45a.m. (Korea Time) departing from Incheon and arriving at Istanbul at 2:55 p.m. (local Time). Flights departing from Istanbul will be at 3:55 p.m. (local Time) and arriving at Incheon 7:35 a.m. (Korea Time) the next day. Also flights will be departing Incheon on Thursdays at 10:45 a.m. (Korea Time) and arriving at Istanbul on 3:55 p.m. (local Time). Flights departing from Istanbul will be at 5:55 p.m. (local Time) and arriving at Incheon at 9:35 a.m. (Korea Time) the following day.

By inaugurating flights to Istanbul, Asiana will aid the exchange of culture and business between the two great nations of Korea and Turkey. Also with our previous European routes such as London, Paris, Frankfurt and acquiring another foothold in the European market, Asiana hopes to strengthen it’s competitiveness in the European market by composing a variety of products.

Istanbul is city where Eastern and Western cultures coexist. As being an ancient capital of Turkey, Istanbul holds a variety of cultures and history which the city itself has been registered as a world heritage inventory. World heritage such as the Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmat Mosque and the Topkapi Sarayi are one of the world famous tourist attractions which many tourists visit.

Source: Asiana