Türkiye’s low-cost airline AJet, a subsidiary of the flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY), announced recently it started direct flights from Sabiha Gökçen Airport in Istanbul to the Russian city of St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg became the second Russian destination of the carrier, after Moscow.
A flight ceremony was held at the airport on Istanbul’s Asian side before AJet’s first flight to St. Petersburg, as the airline expanded its international flight network.
A passenger said the direct flight from Istanbul to St. Petersburg is beneficial to frequent travelers between the two cities.
The welcoming ceremony was extended to the Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg when the AJet aircraft landed.
Attending the ceremony, Özgün Talu, consul general of Türkiye in St. Petersburg, said the relations between Ankara and Moscow will further develop with the new flight destination to the country by the low-cost airline.
The flights to St. Petersburg will take place four days a week until the end of March and every day of the week starting in April.
Passengers will enjoy prices as low as $99 (TL 3,630) exclusively for opening the new destination.
