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THY to launch scheduled flights to China's Xi'an
Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) is set to launch scheduled flights to China's central-northwest city of Xi'an, which marks the Silk Road's eastern end.
The carrier on Thursday received the necessary approvals to start the Xi'an-Istanbul flights, Turkey's Ambassador to Beijing Abdulkadir Emin Önen announced over his social media account.
THY General Manager Bilal Ekşi then said the scheduled flights to the Chinese city would be carried out seven times a week.
"The strengthening of the social, cultural and commercial relations between Turkey and the People's Republic of China will be possible by increasing mutual flights between the two countries," Ekşi said over his social media account.
"Particularly due to the announcement of 2018 as the ‘Turkey Year' in China and Turkey's potential in the field of transportation as part of the Belt and Road Initiative [BRI], we have strived to increase the number of flights to China," he added.
China marked the Turkey Tourism Year in 2018 and hosted dozens of events around the country. Around 400,000 Chinese tourists visited Turkey last year. If this number continues to rise at the same rate, the number of Chinese tourists in the country is expected to rise to 1 million in two years.
"The acquisition of the right of scheduled flights to Xi'an, accepted as the beginning of the Silk Road, within the scope of the target of 1 million Chinese tourists serves as an excellent gain for both Turkish Airlines and our country. To improve the cultural, political, and economic relations between Turkey and the People's Republic of China, we immediately initiate the necessary efforts to carry out these flights as soon as possible," Ekşi added.
On the other hand, Önen stressed the importance of increasing air traffic between the two countries in terms of balancing trade relations. "Xi'an is known as the beginning of the Silk Road. We have added a new route to the flights carried out by THY, our national pride, to China a decade later. I hope that the flights that will take place seven days a week will contribute to tourism in our country," the ambassador said.
土耳其航空公司土耳其航空公司（THY）计划推出定期航班飞往中国西北部城市西安，这标志着丝绸之路的东端。
该航空公司周四获得了启动西安至伊斯坦布尔航班的必要批准，土耳其驻北京大使阿卜杜卡迪尔艾敏恩在其社交媒体账户上宣布。
THY总经理BilalEkşi随后表示，定期飞往中国城市的航班将每周进行七次。
“通过增加两国之间的相互飞行，可以加强土耳其与中华人民共和国之间的社会，文化和商业关系，”Ekşi在他的社交媒体报道中说。
“特别是由于2018年中国宣布'土耳其年'和土耳其作为一带一路倡议[BRI]的交通领域的潜力，我们努力增加飞往中国的航班数量，”他说。添加。
中国在2018年标志着土耳其旅游年，并在全国各地举办了数十场活动。
去年，约有40万中国游客访问了土耳其。
如果这个数字继续以同样的速度增长，预计该国中国游客数量将在两年内增加到100万。
“收获作为丝绸之路起点的西安定期航班的权利，在100万中国游客的目标范围内，对土耳其航空公司和我国都是一个极好的收获。土耳其与中华人民共和国之间的文化，政治和经济关系，我们立即开始尽快开展这些航班，“Ekşi补充说。
另一方面，Önen强调了在平衡贸易关系方面增加两国之间空中交通的重要性。
“西安被称为丝绸之路的起点。十年后，我们为我们的民族自豪感THY进行的航班增加了新的航线。我希望这些航班将在七天后进行。这一周将为我国的旅游业做出贡献，“大使说。
