Source: Santiago de Chile International Airport
- The airline will operate four weekly flights between Chile and Turkey, which will allow Chilean travelers to connect with 352 destinations that the company covers.
- With the addition of Chile, Turkish Airlines reaches a coverage of 131 countries in the world, which was certified by Guiness Record, when the first flight landed in Santiago.
A significant milestone in Chilean air connectivity with the world was reached with the start of operations of Turkish Airlines at the Santiago Airport earlier this month.
Turkish Airlines is the company that covers the most countries in the world (131), a mark that was re-certified by Guiness Record, after the first flight (TK 215) landed in Santiago de Chile.
The new route will have four weekly frequencies and will be operated on an Airbus 350-900 with capacity for 324 passengers.
From Santiago, the flight will depart on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 11:40. After a one-and-a-half-hour stopover in Sao Paulo, it will take off for Istanbul, where it will arrive at 11:20 the following day.
From Istanbul, the flight will depart on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 20:35. After the stopover in Sao Paulo, it will arrive in Santiago at 9:45 the following day.
The General Manager of Nuevo Pudahuel, the company that operates Santiago de Chile’s International Airport, said that the route represents a very significant leap in flight alternatives for Chilean travelers. “This route has been the fruit of eight years of work by Nuevo Pudahuel with the authorities, and today it allows us to integrate our airport with the airline that flies to the most countries in the world, which increases the flight options and contributes to promoting Chile as a tourist and business destination, which is a central objective for our airport,” he explained.