Afghanistan’s Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation said that the first Turkish Airlines flight landed Tuesday and was greeted by government officials.
Turkish Airlines flights have returned with a schedule of four weekly round-trip flights between Istanbul and Kabul on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.
All international airlines halted flights to Afghanistan when the Taliban seized power in August 2021 as US and NATO forces departed after two decades of war.
In January, Air Arabia restarted flights to Kabul’s international airport. In November 2023, FlyDubai became the first international carrier to resume flights to Afghanistan.
Two Afghan airlines, Kam Air and Ariana Afghan Airlines, operate from Kabul to destinations such as Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Moscow; Islamabad and Istanbul.
Some people love flying, some people hate it. For most of us, it's little more than the fastest and most convenient way of getting to a far flung location. However, the flight between New York and Singapore feels far from speedy or convenient.
Clocking in at 18 hours and 50 minutes, the journey is the longest direct flight you can take around the world, covering 9,537 miles from tarmac to tarmac.
Perhaps just as striking as the daunting travel time, is the route the aircraft takes from JFK airport to Singapore Changi Airport.
The route heads almost directly north from Singapore, crossing over Cambodia and then over the Chinese city of Chengdu, cutting through Mongolia and Siberia, before towards the Arctic.
From there, the aircraft skirts round Greenland and flies over the Canadian city of Iqaluit in Baffin Island, itself a frequent diversion stop-off for long-haul flights.
According to Globehunters, you can get a seat on a direct flight for a steep £2,169
Social media users are often left scratching their heads as to why the flight path is not a direct line between the two airports. Many are often left taken aback at the surprising route heading towards the Arctic.
However, the curvature of the earth explains why the plane needs to fly the route it does. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, if a plane flew from Singapore in a straight line on a map towards New York for 18 hours and 50 minutes it would only reach Denver, Colorado.
In reality, the quickest way to get from of the locations to the other is via a curved line over the curved earth, hence the bizarre looking route on a 2D map.
New routes are constantly being added to the mix, making sure travelers can reach new destinations in the most convenient way possible. Both larger and smaller airlines expand their portfolio of routes to live up to the needs and wishes of their customers – no matter which part of the world you are traveling from.
Here at Flightroutes.com we provide updated information about all routes available worldwide. If you are looking to see the newest routes added to the flight market, please have a look at our compilation of links below. Here you find new routes divided by airline, to make it easy for you to find all available routes.
The lists are continuously being updated with fresh data, making sure you always get the latest information about new airline routes worldwide.
