Turkish Airlines to study charter flights bringing Asian tourists to Gaziantep

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality organized the Kültür Yolu Festivali Uluslararası Gaziantep Gastronomi Festivali and announced plans to bring tourists from the Middle East and Asian countries to Gaziantep by charter flights, according to Mayor Fatma Şahin.

Şahin said the proposal has been taken to Turkish Airlines, which responded that it wants to bring more Asian tourists as part of a state policy and will conduct feasibility studies; she also noted growing visitor numbers from Spain and Italy and the difficulty Asian tourists face traveling by road from Cappadocia.