Customers will have more options now that Finnair and Turkish Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement.

Turkish Airlines will begin using the Finnair AY code on routes between Helsinki and Istanbul, as well as routes between Istanbul and Athens, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Amman, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor, Antalya, and Gazipasa, beginning September 29th.

Respectively, Turkish Airlines’ TK code will be extended to the following flights from Finnair’s Helsinki hub: Kuopio, Vaasa, Oulu, Rovaniemi, Reykjavik, Tallinn, Tartu, Riga, Vilnius, Antalya and Gazipasa.

Ole Orvér, chief commercial officer, Finnair said, “We are happy to be able to offer more options to our customers, as travel now starts to recover and our customers are again able to fulfil their travel dreams.”

“We also welcome Turkish Airlines’ customers to explore the beautiful Nordics through our extensive network of connections from Helsinki.”

Turkish Airlines presently serves more countries and international destinations than any other airline in the world, with over 300 international passenger and cargo destinations in 127 countries.

“We are glad to expand our current interline cooperation in terms of this codeshare agreement with Finnair,” said Ahmet Bolat, Turkish Airlines chief investment and technology officer.

“With the introduction of joint flights on several destinations in Finland, Turkey and Baltics, Iceland, south Europe, north Africa and Middle East, passengers would enjoy more travel alternatives through the combined flights,” Ahmet added.

– India’s new age travel digital media