Turkey’s Pegasus Airlines has decided to launch Istanbul-Karachi direct flights from September 25, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Thursday.

Pegasus Airline’s first flight will land in Karachi from Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport on September 25. The airline will operate four flights to Karachi in a week. They will arrive in Karachi on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

According to sources, the one-way fare from Karachi to Istanbul will be Rs24,500. However Turkish Airlines is charging Rs48,500 for the same route.

The sources said people who want to travel to Manchester, London, Zurich, Paris and other countries can travel by Pegasus Airlines via Turkey.

The Pegasus Airlines has also announced to start its flights from Islamabad and Lahore from December.