ISTANBUL: Describing India as a favoured market, Turkish Airlines' Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee Ilker Ayci said on Tuesday that the company is keen on expanding its operations to various parts in India like Chennai , Bengaluru and Hyderabad "India is a market that is close to our heart. But unfortunately we have a problem of getting permission to fly. We are right now flying to Delhi and Mumbai," Ayci told reporters on the sidelines of a press meet at the headquarters of the national carrier.Turkish Airlines started operations in India in 2004 with Delhi. We are continuing all our operations despite all the things that had happened. It gets most of its traffic from Asia & Pacific region.It touches around 116 countries and 294 destinations, including 243 international destinations.

Source: Economic Times September 06, 2016 16:30 UTC