SunExpress starts direct Antalya-Moscow flights

SunExpress, a joint venture between Turkish Airlines and Lufthansa, has started its direct flights between Turkey's Mediterranean resort Antalya and Moscow, taking its first step into the Russian market.

The first flight was made on June 27. 

The company plans to make one flight a week, but these flight frequency will likely increase in the upcoming period due to an expected rise in the number of Russian tourists returning to the southern resort province of Antalya. 

SunExpress also announced that it would start its Antalya-Lyon flights by July 10. 

With these two new destinations, SunExpress will be flying to 47 destinations from Antalya, some 37 of which are foreign, according to company representatives. 

SunExpress makes 342 flights from Antalya on a weekly basis. 

The company flies to 47 European destinations from Turkey's 12 provinces.