Flag carrier Turkish Airlines has added Krasnodar in southern Russia to its global destination network, making it the carrier's 303rd destination.

Krasnodar becomes the airline's 10th Russian destination, which already flies to Moscow, St. Petersburg , Sochi, Rostov, Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Voronezh, Samara and Ufa.  

Flights to Krasnodar will be operated five times a week in both directions, starting from today.

At the opening ceremony, chief marketing officer of Turkish Airlines, Ahmet Olmuştur, said; "Turkish Airlines continues to work on growth plans by adding new aircraft to its fleet and expanding its flight network. With the flights that we launched to Krasnodar, we have presented Turkish Airlines quality and service concept to this beautiful city. We will operate direct flights to Krasnodar from İstanbul five times a week in both direction."

Round trip fares are available from Istanbul to Krasnodar starting at $280, inclusive of all taxes and fees. - TradeArabia News Service