MAS starts direct flights to Istanbul on Oct 25

Good news for travellers going to Istanbul, Turkey.

Malaysia Airlines, the national carrier, will start thrice-weekly direct flights between Kuala Lumpur and Istanbul on Oct 25.

Departures from Kuala Lumpur are on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.

At the moment, the service to the Turkish city is via Dubai. There is a plan to delink Dubai from Istanbul. Instead, MAS will be flying direct to Istanbul.

MAS also plans to link its network from Australia to Istanbul via Kuala Lumpur.