The data that make Istanbul the flight leader in Europe, in addition to the increase in the number of countries and points Turkish Airlines (THY) flies to, is that 87 airlines from 48 countries fly to the new airport IGA, 17 airlines from 12 countries fly to Sabiha Gökçen ISG.
104 airlines from 60 countries operate two thousand flights a week to the two airports.
Musa Alioglu, known for his articles on aviation, conveyed information about how many airlines from which country made how many flights to Istanbul in his column in the Yeni Birlik Newspaper.
According to these data, Turkish Airlines, the flag carrier airline, flies from Istanbul to 289 foreign destinations in 129 countries, Pegasus, one of the other domestic airlines, flies to 93 destinations in 48 countries, Sun Express flies to 60 destinations in 30 countries.
The leaders are Russia and Iran
So which airlines of which foreign countries fly to Istanbul and how many airlines.
Istanbul Airport, operated by IGA company, is operated from 48 countries. 87 airlines operate flights to Sabiha Gökçen operated by ISG Company from 12 countries and 17 airlines operate flights on different frequencies.
Russia ranks first in the number of airlines of the countries flying to Istanbul based on the number of airlines and individual companies. Nine airlines operate a total of 196 flights from Russia. In the distribution of flights from Russia to Istanbul by airline, Red Wings ranks first with 44 flights per week.
In the distribution of flights to Istanbul by country and airline, Russia is followed by Iran. Airlines flying from Iran to Istanbul make a total of 130 flights per week. 35 Of this one is Mahan Air’s.
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