Erhan IPEK, General Manager for Turkish Airlines in Marseille, announced this morning at a press conference in Marseille that Turkish Airlines is coming to Marseille-Provence Airport (mp).
The arrival of this international airline is excellent news for mp Airport: Turkish Airlines offers shorter connections to the Middle East and Asia thanks to its excellent service via Istanbul. It also flies to more countries (98) than any other airline in the world, totalling 219 destinations. Turkish Airlines is in the region to stay; its offices will open in Hall 1 of mp Airport within the next few days.
The schedule is as follows: Flight No. Departure
local time TK 1365 Istanbul
11:25
TK 1366 Marseille
14:35
Arrival local time Marseille 13:45 Istanbul 18:35
Days of the week Tues, Wed, Fri, Sun Tues, Wed, Fri, Sun
Type of
aircraft
AIRBUS 319, 320 or B-737 family AIRBUS 319, 320 or B-737 family
The launch price for a return ticket will be from 99 euros inc. taxes. Flights go on sale tomorrow, with the 1st flight taking off on 4 June.
TOURISTANBUL runs city tours for passengers from Marseille with a long connection in Istanbul: http://www.istanbulinhours.com