***Gaziantep-Erbil flights will start next week, while Istanbul-Yerevan flights will begin on Feb. 2. 

Roundtrip flights between Turkey-Erbil and Turkey-Armenia will start soon, the Turkish authorities announced on Wednesday.

AnadoluJet will start flights between Gaziantep-Erbil as of Jan. 24 twice a week – Monday and Thursday, according to the Transport and Infrastructure Ministry.

FLIGHTS TO YEREVAN

Pegasus Airlines will operate flights between Istanbul and Yerevan, starting on Feb. 2, thrice a week.

On the Armenian side, Fly One Armenia will run three flights per week between Yerevan-Istanbul.

The aviation was the most affected sector by the coronavirus pandemic, but its effect was minimized with the measures taken, the ministry said.

Recovery has begun in the sector thanks to measures, and the flight network has also expanded, it added.