Zambian privately owned regional carrier Proflight Zambia has signed its first interline ticketing agreement with a European airline partner. The new partnership with Turkish Airlines becomes effective in November 2024 and allows the Turkish flag carrier airline to issue tickets connecting its passengers seamlessly to Proflight Zambia's domestic and regional routes, making travel easier and more convenient.
With the partnership, travellers can now access Zambia’s vibrant destinations such as South Luangwa National Park and Livingstone, plus major destinations across Southern Africa on a single ticket, enhancing their travel experience.
Turkish Airlines is currently serving 53 destinations in Türkiye and 296 internationally across 130 countries.
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15 November 2024
Zambia: Proflight Zambia signed its first interline ticketing agreement with a European airline partner!
12 January 2023
Turkish Airlines to resume flights between Istanbul <> Lusaka!
The President of the Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced in December 2022 that Türkiye's flag carrier, Turkish Airlines, is planning to return to Zambia. According the airline's website, a direct two-weekly service between Istanbul Airport (IST) in Istanbul and Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) in Lusaka is set to resume on 26 March 2023. Flights will be operated on Sundays and Thursdays from Istanbul to Lusaka and on Mondays and Fridays from Lusaka to Istanbul. Turkish Airlines launched the route in 2018 and suspended it in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
10 March 2022
Turkish Airlines set to return to Durban!
The national flag carrier airline of Turkey, Turkish Airlines, is set to return to Durban in South Africa. Effective 16 June 2022, the airline will operate two weekly flights on Thursdays and Saturdays between Istanbul Airport (IST) in Istanbul and King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban via OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. The airline is planning to increase the service to Durban to four weekly flights on Saturdays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays during the Northern hemisphere's winter season. We'll keep you posted!
20 March 2019
Ethiopian Airlines to launch direct flights between Addis Ababa <> Istanbul!
- Addis Ababa 23:05 > 04:35 Istanbul (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays)
- Istanbul 01:10 > 06:40 Addis Ababa (Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays)
29 October 2018
Ethiopian Airlines to launch flights between Addis Ababa <> Moscow! [update]
Ethiopia's flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, is set to launch flights between Bole International Airport (ADD) in Addis Ababa and Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) in Moscow via Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST) in Istanbul, Turkey, on 01 December 2018 on board a 787 Dreamliner. The airline will operate three weekly flights on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from Addis Ababa to Moscow and on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from Moscow to Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Airlines' new service will connect the capital of Russia with 59 cities in Africa.
- Addis Ababa 23:45 > 04:55 Istanbul 05:55 > 08:35 Moscow
- Moscow 21:20 > 23:55 Istanbul 01:05 > 06:25 Addis Ababa
17 September 2018
Turkish Airlines to launch flights between Istanbul <> Lusaka!
07 February 2017
Air Namibia & Turkish Airlines signed a codeshare agreement!
The flag carrier of Namibia, Air Namibia, and the flag carrier of Turkey, Turkish Airlines, have signed a codeshare agreement. Under the new agreement, which will come into effect on 01 March 2017, Turkish Airlines places its "TK" code on Air Namibia's flights between Windhoek (WDH) <> Johannesburg (JNB) and between Windhoek (WDH) <> Frankfurt (FRA) and Air Namibia places its "SW" code on Turkish Airlines' flights between Istanbul (IST) <> Johannesburg (JNB) and between Istanbul (IST) <> Frankfurt (FRA). Also it has been considered that, when Air Namibia introduces flights between Windhoek (WDH) <> Istanbul (IST) in future, this codeshare agreement will be expanded by placing the "SW" code to include beyond Istanbul flights.
24 November 2016
Turkish Airlines to temporarily reduce flights between Istanbul <> Cape Town in 2017!
06 July 2016
Turkish Airlines to introduce direct flights Istanbul <> Cape Town!
Turkish Airlines currently operates flights to Cape Town via OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban. As a result of the new nonstop flight to Cape Town, the airline will increase the number of flights between Istanbul and Durban (via Johannesburg) from currently four to five flights a week, effective 31 October 2016.
- Istanbul 19:55 > 05:55 Johannesburg 07:10 > 08:25 Durban on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays
- Durban 16:50 > 18:10 Johannesburg 19:25 > 05:10 Istanbul on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays
17 May 2016
Turkish Airlines to increase flights between Istanbul <> Durban!
24 November 2015
Turkish Airlines to temporarily increase flights between Istanbul <> Johannesburg!
- Istanbul 01:30 > 10:20 Johannesburg
- Johannesburg 18:45 > 05:20 Istanbul
16 July 2015
Turkish Airlines set to introduce flights between Istanbul <> Durban!
08 May 2015
Turkish Airlines to introduce flights Istanbul <> Maputo (Mozambique)!
27 November 2014
Turkish Airlines to launch daily non-stop service to Cape Town!
22 April 2014
Air Namibia & Turkish Airlines signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
12 March 2014
Turkish Airlines to increase flights Istanbul <> Nairobi (Kenya)
10 July 2013
Turkish Airlines to increase flights between Istanbul and Mombasa (Kenya) via Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)
Turkish Airlines, a Star Alliance member since 2008, currently operates scheduled services to 197 international and 37 domestic airports, serving a total of 234 airports, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
19 March 2013
Turkish Airlines to increase flights to Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania)
Turkish Airlines, a Star Alliance member since 01 April 2008, is currently operating scheduled services to 184 international and 37 domestic airports, serving a total of 221 airports, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
01 October 2012
Turkish Airlines to launch flights to Kilimanjaro (Tanzania) & Mombasa (Kenya)
Turkish Airlines, a Star Alliance member since 2008, is currently operating scheduled services to 160 international and 41 domestic cities (38 domestic airports), serving a total of 201 airports, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
27 March 2012
Turkish Airlines to launch flights to Kigali (Rwanda)
Istanbul (IST) > Kigali (KGL) on Mon, Wed, Sat
Kigali (KGL) > Istanbul (IST) on Tue, Thur, Sun
Istanbul (IST) > Kigali (KGL) on Mon, Wed, Thur, Sat
Kigali (KGL) > Istanbul (IST) on Tue, Thur, Fri, Sun