TURKISH AIRLINES PLANS TO TURN JORGE CHAVEZ
AIRPORT INTO ITS SECOND HUB IN LATIN AMERICA

Turkish Airlines is planning to start flights to Lima and turn the Jorge Chávez International Airport into its second hub in the region following Sao Paulo (Brasil), its first Latin American stop from Istanbul since March 2009, said the Turkish Ambassador to Lima, Namik Güner Erpul.

The ambassador pointed out that Turkish Airlines, which operates daily flights between Istanbul and Sao Paulo with a layover in Dakar, plans to launch the Sao Paulo-Lima route.

"The flight between Sao Paulo and Istanbul takes about 11 hours, while flight time between Sao Paulo and Lima would be about five hours, which will boost air traffic between the two countries," he added.

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