Turkish Airlines (TK) made another power move into the West African market by announcing a Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday weekly Istanbul – Nouakchott, Mauritania – Dakar, Senegal – Istanbul service using a Boeing 737-800 with effect from 16 September 2012.
At present the Dakar sector is operated via Tunis, Tunisia, which will cease on the 16th.
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| Turkish Airlines Africa Network |
Turkish Airlines: Istanbul, Turkey - Nouakchott, Mauritania – Dakar, Senegal – Istanbul, Turkey
-Effective 16 September 2012
- TK627 IST1840 – 2245 NKC 2335 – 0050+1 DKR 0140+1 – 1140+1 IST 738 | 247
In other Turkish Airlines developments, the carrier, along with Emirates and Etihad Airways, have allegedly been denied landing rights at Abuja, Nigeria and instead told to apply for Enugu, Nigeria by Nigerian Aviation Minister Stella Oduah, an allegation she refutes.