Turkish Airlines serves 53 passenger destinations across Africa from Istanbul Airport this year, up by one over 2019. Africa has grown strongly for Turkish Airlines, with destinations increasing from 18 in 2011 to 53 this year. Turkish Airlines is better suited geographically to carry traffic to and from Europe, which was its single largest passenger source in 2019. One-stops are crucialOne-stops and ‘triangular’ routings are very important to Turkish Airlines’ Africa operation. Cairo is the top routeCairo, some 783 miles from Istanbul, is Turkish Airlines’ number-one Africa destination by flights this year.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 24, 2021 10:52 UTC