Could Bristol be Turkish Airlines' next UK destination?
Turkish Airlines serves more countries than any other carrier and currently serves 5 UK airports - London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Manchester, Edinburgh and Birmingham, with its sister airline AnadoluJet serving London Stansted. However, as the airline sector starts to recover, could Turkish Airlines add a sixth destination in the UK - Bristol? Bristol is the largest city in South West England and has the 8th busiest airport in the UK and 4th busiest outside of London - behind Manchester, Edinburgh and Birmingham, having overtaken Glasgow in 2019 - serving approximately 8.9 million passengers per year. However, it is the largest airport outside of London to not be served by a Middle East Big 3 (ME3) carrier - these being Emirates, Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways. Could this therefore attract Turkish Airlines to the airport. Based on the current forecast for Winter 2021, Emirates will serve the most UK airports with 7 - Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports in London plus Manch...