Asiana Airlines to launch Incheon-Istanbul route

SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Yonhap) -- Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea's second-largest
carrier, said Sunday that it will launch a new route next month linking Incheon
to Istanbul.
The new service will be available three times a week starting from March 29, it
said.
Korean Air Co., South Korea's largest carrier, currently operates services on the
route four times a week. Turkish Airlines operates regular flights from Incheon
to Istanbul six times a week.
The expanded air services will help boost bilateral trade and meet growing demand
for flight service on the route, Asiana Airlines said.
In 2010, a total of 16,320 Turkish people visited South Korea, up 31.5 percent
from a year earlier.
Incheon International Airport, about 50 kilometers west of Seoul, is the main
gateway to South Korea.
sam@yna.co.kr
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