Turkish Cargo opens Johannesburg, Madagascar routes

Istanbul-based Turkish Cargo, a division of national flag-carrier Turkish Airlines, will launch scheduled freighter flights to South Africa and Madagascar from Saturday, the company said on Friday.

"Turkish Cargo, providing services to 120 countries in the world thanks to its extensive transportation network, launches its scheduled cargo flights to Johannesburg, the biggest industrial and commercial center in South Africa, and Madagascar, the largest island of Vanilla Islands, on July 1," the company said in a statement.

Turkish Cargo's cargo volume in the first five months of the year increased by 26.1 percent to 323,000 tons compared to the same period in 2016, according to the company.