Turkish Cargo opens route to Portuguese port city

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Istanbul-based Turkish Cargo, a division of national flag-carrier Turkish Airlines, has added Portugal's second largest city Porto to its cargo flight network, the company announced on Friday.

The cargo flights will be carried out on a weekly basis from Sunday (May 12) on the Istanbul-Madrid-Porto-Istanbul route, Turkish Cargo said in a statement.

"Porto, the recently-launched destination of the accomplished air cargo brand, is not only one of the most important industrial ports of Europe but also a vital exports point," it said.

Turkish Cargo covers more than 300 destinations worldwide, in addition to its 88 direct cargo markets.