ANKARA, Jan. 3 (MNA) – Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, stated on Friday it will launch flights between Istanbul and Mashhad as of March 15 2009.

The flights will be done three times a week from Istanbul on Sundays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and from Mashhad on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
For the time being, charter flights fly the route, IRNA reported.