Turkey's national carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced its next European direct flight from Istanbul to Palermo, the largest city on the Italian island of Sicily. Starting May 5, the 860-mile (1,384-kilometer) Istanbul-Palermo route will be operated on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Turkish Airlines will operate the route using the jumbo Boeing 737-800.
From May 5, 2023, Turkish Airlines opens a new route from Istanbul – Palermo (PMO) Italy – Istanbul with a frequency of four flights per week
Palermo is located in southern Italy on the largest Mediterranean island of Sicily and is the capital of the autonomous region. The city is known for its mild Mediterranean climate, festivals, nightlife, historical and cultural buildings, and welcomes a large number of tourists year-round. According to booking data from Simpleflying, Palermo had around 60,000 round-trip passengers to Turkey, Asia, the Middle East, East and South Africa in 2019. Turkish Airlines ranked Palermo as its largest potential market, followed by Tokyo Narita, Wenzhou, Bangkok, Istanbul, Seoul, Hong Kong, Beirut, Beijing and Singapore.
Türkiye is a country located in both Asia and Europe, an economic and commercial intersection of many countries in the world. Turkish Airlines therefore plays a very important role in the economy, tourism and politics of this country.
Turkish Airlines (TK) operates flights to the most countries out of all other airlines
As of May 2022, Türkiye's national carrier - Turkish Airlines (TK) operates flights to more countries than any other airline, with 128 countries, 331 cities and 336 destinations in its network. Part of the Star Alliance, Turkish Airlines also has codeshare agreements with nearly 40 different airlines.
