Turkish Airlines launches flights to Zambian capital
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 14 December 2018
- Modified Date: 03:45 | 14 December 2018
Turkey's national flag carrier on Friday launched flights from Istanbul to Lusaka, the capital and biggest city of Zambia.
"Lusaka flights of the flag carrier will be operated twice per week, and will be in connection with Dar es Salaam [city in Tanzania]," Turkish Airlines announced in a statement.
Lusaka is the airline's 55th destination in Africa and the 306th worldwide, according to the statement.
Introductory round trip fares are available from Istanbul to Lusaka starting at $749 -- including taxes and fees, it added.