Explanation About Ukraine Flight Tickets from THY

Turkish citizens living in Ukraine with the actual start of the Russia-Ukraine war, to leave the area they took action. While some were trying to reach Turkey by their own means, others wanted to return to the country through consulates. However, the rain of missiles on the country and the closed airspace, work is unbearable got it to a point.

Turks living in Ukraine expressed various claims in their social media posts. One of these claims is Turkish airline companies went to price increase. Allegedly, the prices of Turkish Airlines’ Ukraine-Turkey flights exceeded 10 thousand TL. Now, an explanation has come on the subject. Turkish Airlines, price policies is according to the supply-demand situationannounced that this policy is also applied in extraordinary situations. Authorities, the allegations on social media They underlined that it was untrue..

THY’s statement on the allegations on social media is as follows:

News and posts that our partnership does not meet the demand for Ukraine flights and that the ticket prices are above normal values does not reflect reality.

Prices of our tickets on sale for more than 300 destinations around the world determined by the supply-demand balance.This practice is preserved even in times of extraordinary circumstances.

Screenshots of high-numbered airline tickets in the posts Shows the fares for connecting trips consisting of two or more flight tickets.

Turkish Airlines flights between 16-23 February between Ukraine and Istanbul. economy class fares; It ranges from USD 79 to USD 595 one-way, and between USD 129 and USD 952 for a round trip.

As Turkish Airlines, which values ​​the satisfaction of its guests at every stage of the journey, the news does not reflect the truth we present to the public.

As Turkish Airlines, we operate in Ukraine in Kiev, Kharkiv, Lviv, Odessa, Zaporizhia and Kherson. We organize flights to 6 destinations.

According to the first NOTAM published by our Incorporation on 24.02.2022 at 04:56 in Turkey, due to the closure of the Ukrainian airspace. expedition is not possible.

By Turkish Airlines, three of which are cargo, to Ukraine. 86 trips per week is being carried out.

The situation in Ukraine is being followed closely and we are working with our Ministry of Foreign Affairs and relevant authorities. our contacts continue. After ensuring flight safety and obtaining the necessary permits, our citizens staying in Ukraine can be brought back to the country. Our preparations for the evacuation expedition continue..

Turkish Airlines, especially during the pandemic period, whenever needed It has fulfilled every task given to evacuate our citizens with great devotion and completeness, and successfully evacuated thousands of our citizens to our country.

As the flag carrier airline, the decision to be taken for the evacuation of our citizens with a sense of national duty We will inform the public that we will fulfill it.