Xi’an will be carrier’s fourth destination in China, according to a statement from Turkish Airlines.<\/p>\n
Flights will initially be offered three times a week, with the number set to rise as summer 2020 approaches.<\/p>\n
With this new destination, the number of Turkish Airlines\u2019 reciprocal flights to China will climb to 24.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe expect the Xi\u2019an flights will contribute to the ties of tourism, trade, culture, and the economy between the two countries,” said Ilker Ayci, Turkish Airlines’ chairman.<\/p>\n
The announcement of the new service coincides with the first Chinese freight train traveling the China Railway Express line from Xi\u2019an to Europe under the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey’s commercial capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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