Air Malta inaugurates flights to Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport

Air Malta has inaugurated flights to Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport after moving from Istanbul’s other airport, Atatürk.

“Sabiha Gökçen Airport serves a growing and largely untapped catchment area within the Asian side of Istanbul and other cities to the south,” said Philip Saunders, Air Malta’s Chief Commercial Officer during a visit to mark the inaugural flight.

“The airport will provide us with more operational flexibility,” he added, before cutting a cake with the management of the airport.

The airport, named after the world’s first female combat pilot Sabiha Gökçen, is the world’s fastest-growing airport, serving more than 19 million passengers annually.

Sabiha Gökçen airport is situated on the eastern side of the Bosphorus strait and therefore forms part of the Asian side of the bi-continental city.

Air Malta’s flights follow last summer’s schedule of three weekly flights every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Connections are available to other airports beyond, primarily within Turkey.