THY to launch direct İstanbul-Washington flights

Turkey’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) will begin direct flights between İstanbul and Washington, D.C. on Nov. 6.

Eight congressmen, including William Delahunt and Jean Schmidt, will be on the first THY flight to take off from Washington, D.C. The congressmen will be received by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and are scheduled to have several meetings.

THY has daily flights to New York and flies to Chicago six days a week. It will have three flights a week to the US capital.