Turkish Airlines has announced that it will increase the frequency of flights on both its Istanbul-Johannesburg and Istanbul-Cape Town routes, with effect from late October. This will be to meet the elevated demand during the northern winter/southern summer season.
Currently, Turkish operates seven flights a week between Johannesburg and Istanbul and another seven a week between Cape Town and Istanbul, for a total of 14. The airline will introduce three extra flights a week on each route, to take the weekly total to 20. These extra flights will be operated until late March next year. They are expected to boost two-way tourism, business and air cargo between the two countries.
The three extra flights on the Johannesburg-Istanbul route will be coded TK 243 and will be operated on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays, departing Johannesburg at 00:20 and arriving in Istanbul at 11:25. The Istanbul-Johannesburg flights will be coded TK 242 and will be operated on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, leaving Istanbul at 13:30 and reaching Johannesburg at 22:25.
The extra Cape Town-Istanbul flights will carry the code TK 47 and will be flown on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays. They will depart at 00:55 and arrive in Istanbul at 13:10. The Istanbul-Cape Town flights will be coded TK 46 and will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays and Saturdays, leaving Istanbul at 13:05 and landing at Cape Town at 23:00.
