Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Oct. 2
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Turkmenistan Airlines plans to launch flights to Kuala Lumpur and Jeddah in December, Trend reports referring to Turkmen media.
The flight to Malaysia will be operated three times a week, while to Saudi Arabia - two times. The further development of air transportation is associated with the acquisition of an ultramodern airliner Boeing 777-200 LR.
"Aviators plan to use the advantageous geographical position of Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat to organize transit air transportation of tourists travelling to religious shrines from Southeast Asia and back," Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper wrote.
The main stream of pilgrims travelling for committing hajj to Mecca and Medina accounts for the Jeddah seaport. For this purpose, the routes which will allow tourists from Europe, Turkey, the CIS countries, Thailand and Vietnam to fly to the Arabian peninsula through Ashgabat airport, are being developed.
These flights can be connected with the flights to Ashgabat from Germany, France, England, Russia and Turkey, thus creating additional convenience for transit travelers.
