Turkey’s flag carrier, Turkish Airlines announces frequency increase on flights between Istanbul and Washington. Turkish Airlines launched Istanbul - Washington service in November 2010 with 4 weekly direct flights. Today the carrier announced flights between two cities will be increased from 7 to 10 flights per week as of July 12, 2016.
Established in 1933 with a fleet of five aircraft, Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines is a 4-star airline today with a fleet of 298 (passenger and cargo) aircraft flying to 280 destinations worldwide with 232 international and 48 domestic. According to Skytrax survey of 2015, Turkish Airlines was chosen "Europe's Best Airline" for the fifth and "Best Airline in Southern Europe" for the seventh consecutive time.
The flight schedule between Istanbul and Washington is as follows:
| FLT NBR | START | END | DAYS | DEP | ARR | ||||
| TK007 | 27.Mar.2016 | 29.Oct.2016 | Everyday | Istanbul | 13:55 | 18:25 | Washington | ||
| TK008 | 27.Mar.2016 | 28.Oct.2016 | Everyday | Washington | 23:05 | 16:20 | Istanbul | +1 | |
| TK030 | 26.Mar.2016 | 26.Mar.2016 | Saturday | Washington | 23:05 | 16:20 | Istanbul | +1 | |
| TK177 | 12.Jul.2016 | 27.Oct.2016 | Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday | Istanbul | 06:40 | 11:10 | Washington | ||
| TK178 | 12.Jul.2016 | 27.Oct.2016 | Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday | Washington | 12:40 | 05:55 | Istanbul | +1 | |
All times are in LMT.
