Turkey’s national airline company, the Turkish Airlines THY, will launch new flights to Sochi city of Russia.A statement by the THY said on Wednesday that the flights would start on May 25 and would be three times a week.The statement said Sochi would the 7th city of Russia which THY launches flights, noting that THY’S flight destinations abroad would reach 121 after Sochi.

Based in Istanbul, Turkish Airlines is one of the fastest growing and prosperous airlines in the world. It carries approximately 25 million passengers a year, with direct flights to 120 international and 37 domestic destinations.The airline was founded in 1933 with a fleet of five airplanes that carried a total of 28 passengers. The airline made its first domestic flight in 1933 and the first international flight in 1947.