Turkish Airlines to serve Sydney![241210-turkish](https://static.routesonline.com/images/cached/upload-5055-standard-245x185.jpg)
It is reported that Turkish Airlines will add 10 new international destinations to its network in 2011 and one of these new services will be Sydney in the fourth quarter of 2011. The Sydney operation will be an extension of the Jakarta service which is currently served as a tag to the Singapore flight. According to Flightbase Turkish Airlines serves Singapore 6 times a week with an A340.
There is currently 26,836 passengers that travel between Istanbul and Sydney and 43% currently travel via the Middle East. But Turkish Airlines will be targeting the connecting market from behind Istanbul from the rest of Europe.
The other 10 destinations reported to be targets for Turkish Airlines are Los Angeles, Dhaka, Guangzhou, Shiraz, Isfahan, Valencia, Malaga and Toulouse.
Safi Airways to suspend Frankfurt![241210-safi](https://static.routesonline.com/images/cached/upload-5056-standard-245x185.jpg)
Owing to an EU ban on all operations by Afghan carriers, Safi Airways is to suspend its Frankfurt service. The carrier will suspend the operation from the 10 January and is maintaining services over the holiday season by wet-leasing a European registered aircraft. Frankfurt is the carrier’s only European destination.
Vladivostok Avia obtains Turin charter rights![241210-vladivostok](https://static.routesonline.com/images/cached/upload-5057-standard-245x185.jpg)
It has been reported that Russia's Vladivostok Avia is to start charter services to Turin in Italy, because it was unable to operate to Grenoble. The carrier’s request to Rosaviatsia to serve Grenoble has been declined and hence the carrier is to serve Turin instead.
Three new routes for Vueling![241210-vueling](https://static.routesonline.com/images/cached/upload-5058-standard-245x185.jpg)
Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling has announced that it is to launch three new routes, two from Palma Mallorca and one from Menorca. New for Summer 2011 will be Palma Mallorca to Paris Orly and Venice and Mahon/Menorca to Rome. According to Flightbase for the week 13th-19th December only Air Europe operates the route in the winter period with a 5 weekly schedule, whilst there is no existing Venice service during the winter or Mahan to Rome.
Below we have also shown selected schedules for its new Amsterdam and Toulouse bases loaded in the GDS as of the 20th December 2010:
Palma Mallorca – Amsterdam eff 27MAR11
VY2901 PMI1600 – 1825AMS 320
VY2902 AMS1900 – 2115PMI 320
27MAR11 – 04MAY11 Day x26
05MAY11 – 18JUN11 Day x246
19JUN11 – 16SEP11 Day x24
17SEP11 – 28OCT11 Day x246
Palma Mallorca – Toulouse eff 23APR11
VY9001 PMI0845 – 0940TLS 320 6
VY9001 PMI1815 – 1910TLS 320 13
VY9002 TLS0700 – 0810PMI 320 6
VY9002 TLS1635 – 1745PMI 320 13
Palma Mallorca – Paris Orly eff 01MAY11
VY2852 PMI1615 – 1810ORY 320 246
VY2853 ORY1900 – 2045PMI 320 246
23JUN11 – 12SEP11 operates Daily
Palma Mallorca – Venice eff 25JUN11 to 12SEP11
VY2830 PMI1130 – 1315VCE 320 136
VY2831 VCE0910 – 1110PMI 320 136
Ibiza – Toulouse eff 23APR11 to 12SEP11
VY9009 IBZ1445 – 1600TLS 320 1
VY9009 IBZ1640 – 1755TLS 320 6
VY9009 IBZ2215 – 2330TLS 320 4
VY9008 TLS1300 – 1410IBZ 320 1
VY9008 TLS1500 – 1610IBZ 320 6
VY9008 TLS2030 – 2140IBZ 302 4
Mahon/Menorca – Rome eff 26APR11 to 10SEP11
VY1922 MAH0905 – 1030FCO 320 2
VY1922 MAH1745 – 1910FCO 320 6
VY1921 FCO1115 – 1240MAH 320 2
VY1921 FCO2000 – 2125MAH 320 6
Amsterdam – Alicante eff 28MAR11
VY1375 AMS1845 – 2115ALC 320 x247 -22JUN11/13SEP11-
VY1375 AMS1955 – 2225ALC 320 x247 24JUN11-12SEP11
VY1374 ALC1535 – 1810AMS 320 x247 -22JUN11/13SEP11-
VY1374 ALC1645 – 1920AMS 320 x247 24JUN11-12SEP11
Toulouse – Malaga eff 22APR11
VY9012 TLS0700 – 0845AGP 320 25
VY9012 TLS1010 – 1155AGP 320 6
VY9013 AGP0920 – 1105TLS 320 25
VY9013 AGP1230 – 1415TLS 320 6
Toulouse – Venice eff 22APR11
VY9004 TLS1135 – 1315VCE 320 2
VY9004 TLS1540 – 1720VCE 320 457
VY9005 VCE1355 – 1540TLS 320 2
VY9005 VCE1800 – 1945TLS 320 457