Krasnodar International Airport named after Catherine II announced the opening of regular flights to Istanbul with Pobeda Airlines..

As the press service of the airport told the TRN portal, from October 30, the airline will fly from Krasnodar International Airport Pobeda Airlines will begin operating regular flights to Istanbul (Sabiha Gökçen Airport). This is a new route in Pobeda Airlines' international flight schedule from the Krasnodar airport during the winter season.
The scheduled flight schedule to Istanbul will remain in effect until March 28, 2020. Flights will operate twice a week. On Wednesdays, departure from Krasnodar International Airport will be at 12:30 PM, arriving at Istanbul Airport at 2:20 PM. On Saturdays, departure from Krasnodar will be at 12:00 PM, landing in Istanbul at 1:50 PM. This translates to a flight time of 1 hour and 50 minutes. These flights will be operated by a Boeing 737-800 aircraft, with a capacity of 189 passengers.
As a reminder, Pobeda Airlines currently flies from Krasnodar International Airport to Yekaterinburg, Moscow, and St. Petersburg.
In addition to the low-cost airline, Pegasus Airlines (daily) and Turkish Airlines (5 times a week) operate flights to Istanbul several times a week.
Source: trn-news.ru