National flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) aims to increase flight frequencies to the Asia-Pacific region by up to 20% in the coming years, a top executive said Friday.
The aim is to establish an alternative second corridor between Asia, Australia and Europe by adding second and third flights to key cities, Murat Şeker, board chair at Turkish Airlines, told Nikkei Asia.
THY operates an extensive network across 133 countries and 358 destinations.
Şeker said the carrier has added 10 flights to reach 42 weekly services this year as part of efforts to accelerate its expansion in China, with existing traffic rights allowing growth to 49 flights.
Flights to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou have been increased earlier than planned, while plans are underway to launch flights to Chengdu in November and Urumqi.
