Turkish Airlines to fly to Guinea's Conakry

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish Airlines said Friday it would begin operating flights from Istanbul to Guinea’s capital Conakry -- a port city on the Atlantic coast -- by the end of January.

Guinea will be the national flag carrier's 120th country it flies to while Conakry will be its 51st destination in Africa, according to the statement.

Flights between Istanbul Ataturk and Conakry International airports will be two days a week -- Monday and Thursday -- at costs as low as $699 all-inclusive, starting on Jan. 30.

Turkey's flag carrier has over 330 aircraft and flies to almost 300 destinations around the world, more than any other airline, according to the company.

The airline increased its total number of passengers by 2.5 percent year-on-year to reach 62.8 million in 2016, according to a stock exchange filing report revealed on Jan. 11.

Turkish Airlines was named Airline of the Year by Air Transport News magazine readers in March 2016.