Turkish Airlines plans to add a fourth weekly frequency to Kuala Lumpur from June after launching services from Istanbul to the Malaysian capital of Malaysia today.
The Star Alliance carrier initially operates three times weekly flights and subsequently it will increase the frequency to four times weekly starting 17 June.
According to Innovata schedules, Turkish Airlines will compete with Malaysia Airline on Istanbul-Kuala Lumpur route.
Source: Air Transport Intelligence news
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