Turkish Airlines will provide the longest flight service with the addition of a new Sydney route in Australia.
Turkish Airlines, Turkiye’s national airline, landed at Sydney Airport on the 29th of last month and succeeded in its second service in Australia, expanding its global operational network to 351 destinations on six continents.
The Airbus A350-900, Turkey’s new aircraft, will be used on routes between Istanbul and Sydney. The model has 32 seats that can be adjusted up to 180 degrees in the business seat and 297 recliner seats in the economy seat to allow comfortable rest even on long-distance trips.
The Sydney route, which runs four times a week via Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, takes 19 hours to fly and has a travel distance of 9,300 miles (about 15,000 kilometers).
The new Sydney launch will strengthen relations between Turkiye and Australia in tourism, trade and cultural exchanges, as well as provide Australian travelers with a vast network of Turkish Airlines operations.
Following its first flight to Melbourne in March this year, Turkish Airlines successfully added the Sydney route, the second destination in Australia, to its operational network, securing a further expanded operational network.
Turkish Airlines CEO Bilal Eksi said of the success of the first flight to Sydney, “It not only adds a second destination to Turkey Airlines’ operational network, but it also means that it is the longest flight in Turkish Airlines history. We will provide more expanded service to Australia as soon as we receive aircraft that can operate direct flights.”
John Graham, Australia’s New South Wales Minister of Employment and Tourism, said, “The new route between Istanbul and Sydney was possible thanks to the New South Wales state’s incentive policy,” adding, “The state is actively supporting the strengthening of passenger capacity at airports in Australia and increasing the influx of tourists in New South Wales, creating jobs and promoting the growth of the tourism industry.”
“More than 15,000 Turkish Australians are currently living in New South Wales,” Sydney Airport CEO Scott Charlton said. “We are confident that demand for the new route will be strong given that Turkiye remains loved as a popular destination for Australian travelers.”
