Turkish Airlines, a leading European carrier said it has started flights to Havana and Caracas.
In an email statement to PageOne Business, Turkish Airlines said the new routes will be additions to its existing services to Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo, Bogota, Panama, Toronto, Montreal, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Boston, San Francisco, Miami and Atlanta Turkish Airlines adds flights to Havana and Caracas as its 16th and 17th destinations in the Americas.
Flight will take off Beginning on December 20th 2016, Havana and Caracas flights will be operated 3 times per week on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays in both directions.
Introductory round trip fares are available from Istanbul to Havana -the capital and the largest city of Cuba- starting at 699 American Dollars, and to the Caracas -the capital and the largest city of Venezuela- starting at 699 American Dollars (including taxes and fees).
Additionally, for the first 6 months of operation to these new destinations, there is a special offer for Miles&Smiles members, with a 25% reduction in the miles needed to redeem either award tickets or upgrades.
Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines is a 4-star airline today with a fleet of 336 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 292 destinations worldwide with 243 international and 49 domestic.
According to the 2016 Skytrax survey, Turkish Airlines was chosen as “Europe’s Best Airline” for the sixth and “Best Airline in Southern Europe” for the eighth consecutive time. Having won in 2010 the world’s “Best Economy Catering Service”, in 2013 and also in 2014 the world’s “Best Business Catering Service”, and “Best Business Class Lounge Dining”, “Best Business Airline Lounge” awards in last year’s survey, Turkish Airlines was awarded again the world’s “Best Business Class Dining Lounge” and “Best Business Class On-Board Catering” prizes in this year’s survey.
