To commemorate the 75th anniversary of relations between Pakistan and Turkey, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has announced to operate direct flights from Pakistan to Istanbul starting from November 14, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. 

The PIA has taken this initiative in order to facilitate its passengers and will start direct flights to Istanbul from Lahore and Islamabad. There will be two flights per week from Lahore and four flights per week from Islamabad, respectively.

Through this initiative, the PIA will give passengers access to different countries including America, Great Britain and Europe under code sharing with Turkish Airlines.

The PIA has also started booking tickets from Lahore to Istanbul.

Reporter: Saeed Ahmad Saeed