Turkish Airlines has begun flying to Havana and Caracas from its Istanbul hub.

The new flight is operated three times a week with a Boeing 777-300ER, which is capable of carrying approximately 20 tonnes of cargo in its belly.

The two cities are the 16^th and 17^th additions to the carrier’s Americas network.

Turkish Airlines also flies to Atlanta, Bogota, Boston, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Montreal, New York, Panama City, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Toronto and Washington D.C.

The schedule for the new flight is as follows.