Turkish airline AJet inaugurates first route to St. Petersburg
Passengers check in for AJet’s inaugural flight from St. Petersburg to Istanbul at Pulkovo Airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Mar. 16, 2025. (Courtesy of AJet)
AJet, Türkiye’s low-cost airline and a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines, has launched flights from Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen Airport (SAW) to St. Petersburg, Russia, the second Russian destination of the carrier after Moscow.
A flight ceremony was held at the airport in Istanbul’s Asian side before AJet’s first flight to St. Petersburg on Mar. 16, as the airline expands its international flight network.
A passenger said the direct flight from Istanbul to St. Petersburg is beneficial to travelers frequently traveling between the two cities.
The welcoming ceremony was extended to the Pulkovo Airport (LED) in St. Petersburg when the AJet aircraft landed.
Attending the ceremony, Ozgun Talu, consul general of Türkiye in St. Petersburg, said relations between Ankara and Moscow will further develop with the new flight destination to the country by the low-cost airline.
The flights to St. Petersburg will take place four days a week until the end of March and every day of the week starting in April.
Passengers will enjoy prices as low as $99 exclusively for the opening of the new destination.
