# Turkish Airlines Plans Hargeisa Flights, April 2021 Report Says

> A 29 April 2021 report said Turkish Airlines announced flights to Hargeisa, but no start date or confirmation followed.

- By: Editorial Team, Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com/about)
- Published: 30 September 2026
- Format: News story (reported from one named public source)
- Publication: Somali Construction Review (https://somaliconstructionreview.com)
- Subject: Infrastructure and Services
- Place: Hargeisa
- Tags: hargeisa, drainage
- Web version: https://somaliconstructionreview.com/blog/turkish-airlines-hargeisa-april-2021

## Key points

- Somaliland Sun reported on 2021-04-29 that Turkish Airlines announced flights to Hargeisa's Egal International Airport.
- The report did not specify a start date, schedule, frequency or aircraft type, and Turkish Airlines did not say when flights would begin.
- Since the report, there has been no confirmation that Turkish Airlines started flights to Hargeisa.

On 29 April 2021, the news outlet Somaliland Sun reported that Turkish Airlines had announced flights to Egal International Airport in Hargeisa. The article said the airline listed Somaliland among new destinations that also included Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, and that its top management had praised the new market. The report did not give a start date. It quoted no one by name from the airline, and it noted that Turkish Airlines "did not say when the airline would start".

The same article said that a Turkish Airlines delegation had visited Hargeisa on several occasions and met with the Somaliland government, but it gave no dates or outcomes of those meetings. It also reported that Kenya Airways was "set to start" direct Nairobi–Hargeisa flights, and that if Turkish Airlines proceeded as planned, the Nairobi–Hargeisa route would be served by five international carriers. None of those claims came with confirmation from the airlines themselves.

What the report does not establish is whether any of this has happened since. There has been no public confirmation from Turkish Airlines about a launch date, schedule, frequency or aircraft for Hargeisa. No evidence is available that Turkish Airlines flights to Hargeisa have begun or been formally scheduled. Similarly, Kenya Airways has not confirmed the reported Nairobi–Hargeisa service.

The Somaliland Sun article remains the only source for these announcements. No primary statement from Turkish Airlines or Kenya Airways has been made public, and no current list of international carriers serving Hargeisa exists to verify the claim that five carriers would fly the route if the plans materialised.

## Questions

### What exactly did Somaliland Sun report about Turkish Airlines flights to Hargeisa?

On 29 April 2021, Somaliland Sun reported that Turkish Airlines announced flights to Egal International Airport in Hargeisa, with new destinations including Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Somaliland. The report also said Turkish Airlines top management praised the new market.

### Has Turkish Airlines started flights to Hargeisa since the report?

No. There has been no confirmation since the 29 April 2021 report that Turkish Airlines started flights to Hargeisa. The original report said Turkish Airlines did not say when flights would start.

### What details were missing in the report about the Turkish Airlines announcement?

The report did not give a start date, schedule, frequency or aircraft type for the proposed flights. No primary announcement from Turkish Airlines was provided, and the airline was not quoted by name.

## Sources

- [Somaliland: Turkish Airlines to start flights to Hrgeisa's Egal Intl Airport](https://somalilandsun.com/somaliland-turkish-airlines-to-start-flights-to-hrgeisaas-egal-intl-airport/) — Somaliland Sun, 2021-04-29