Turkish Airlines adds Colombo, Sri Lanka

Istanbul, Turkey; March 28, 2013: Turkish Airlines, the national carrier of Turkey and Europe’s best airline, has added Colombo, Sri Lanka as its 219th destination, connecting now to 98 countries, the largest country-network for any airline in the world.

Turkish Airlines will operate flights from Istanbul to Colombo five times a week, linking Colombo, Sri Lanka’s largest city and financial hub, to the worldwide network of Turkish Airlines.

The flights are from Istanbul via the Maldives to Colombo (TK730) and depart every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sundays at 01.10 LMT to reach Colombo at 15.10 LMT.

To view the flight schedules visit www.TurkishAirlines.com, contact the call centre +90 212 444 0849 or visit any Turkish Airlines sales office.

Turkish Airlines recently announced Libreville, Gabon as its 97th country destination making the airline No 1 in Africa with the largest network across various cities in the Continent, and remains the only airline which provides four-star service quality across all service-classes in Europe.