Summary While the destinations have been disclosed before, they are in the Americas, Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. Strangely, one of the places already has Turkish Airlines flights, so it is excluded. Santiago de Chile is expected to see the carrier in December 2024.
Turkish Airlines details its destination wishlist once or twice yearly. Its latest version was part of its Q2 2024 earnings presentation and is worth recapping. As always, any new route is subject to commercial realities, traffic rights, aircraft availability, slots, and more, and there is no indication of a timeframe.
Moreover, places not mentioned may also materialize. As the wishlist may change, with destinations added and cut, it is best treated as a snapshot. One place already sees the carrier The bottom right section of the slide below summarizes the carrier's route network intentions.
Turkish Airlines flights to Mitiga , serving the Libyan capital of Tripoli, started in April 2024. Tripoli International, the capital's main airport, was damaged during the civil war and is no longer used. Turkish Airlines last flew to Tripoli in 2014.
It is unclear why the latest wishlist includes the place, but the airline does this occasionally. For example, Osaka Kansai was mentioned in the September 2023 version, even though flights to the Japanese airport were officially set to return in December. While 26 destinations are listed, I have only referred to the 25 not served.
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