{"id":40033,"date":"2025-12-19T17:42:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T22:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=40033"},"modified":"2025-12-24T11:31:55","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T16:31:55","slug":"turkish-airlines-usa-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/turkish-airlines-usa-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"Indians from Small US Cities can Travel on Turkish Airlines Flights to India, Starting in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Both the US and India are high-traffic markets for Turkish Airlines. After having expanded beyond New Delhi and Mumbai through IndiGo in India, Turkish Airlines is eyeing expansion across USA through Southwest Airlines, a leading low-cost carrier headquartered in Texas. The recently announced Turkish-Southwest partnership will take effect in early 2026, enabling seamless domestic connections through America for both inbound and outbound passengers of Turkish Airlines.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Benefits of Turkish\u2013Southwest partnership for US\u2013India travelers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Currently, Turkish Airlines operates point-to-point <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/indianeagle.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">flights between USA and India<\/a><\/span> via Istanbul. Within the US, it does not serve destinations beyond its 14 American gateways: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Miami, Dallas DFW, Houston, NY JFK, Newark EWR, and Washington DC (IAD). As an interline partner, Southwest Airlines will provide further domestic connections from 10 of Turkish Airlines gateways in the US.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-40038\" src=\"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Southwest-partnership.jpg\" alt=\"Turkish Airlines news, Southwest Airlines news, Turkish-Southwest airline partnership\" width=\"1641\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Southwest-partnership.jpg 1641w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Southwest-partnership-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Southwest-partnership-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Southwest-partnership-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Southwest-partnership-1536x936.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Southwest-partnership-640x390.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Southwest-partnership-860x524.jpg 860w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Southwest-partnership-24x15.jpg 24w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Southwest-partnership-36x22.jpg 36w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Southwest-partnership-48x29.jpg 48w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Turkish-Southwest-partnership-150x91.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1641px) 100vw, 1641px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starting in 2026, you will be able to continue your journey on Southwest Airlines\u2019 domestic flights from:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Atlanta to Memphis, Nashville, Montgomery, Charleston, Raleigh<\/li>\n<li>Boston to Philadelphia, Portland, Hartford, Atlantic City<\/li>\n<li>Chicago to Minneapolis, Columbus, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville<\/li>\n<li>Seattle to Alaska, Portland, Boise, Salem<\/li>\n<li>Los Angeles to Phoenix, Austin, San Antonio, Dallas, Houston<\/li>\n<li>San Francisco to Las Vegas, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, Santa Barbara<\/li>\n<li>DC IAD to Charleston, Charlotte, Lexington, Cleveland<\/li>\n<li>Detroit to Madison, Cincinnati, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Cleveland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Precisely, Turkish Airlines\u2019 passengers from India and other countries can fly to their final destinations from the above 10 entry airports in USA<\/strong>. Likewise, travelers from Southwest Airlines\u2019 domestic network can seamlessly board <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/flights\/airline\/turkish-airlines-tk-deals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Turkish Airlines flights to India<\/a><\/span> and other destinations at those major US gateway airports. The Southwest-Turkish partnership will help expand your itineraries on single flight tickets, making it easier to manage the journey. Turkish Airlines\u2019 global passengers can travel to over 100 US cities where T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s flag carrier does not fly to.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Turkish Airlines\u2019 baggage allowance through Southwest\u2019s domestic network<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Effective 28 May 2025, Southwest Airlines eliminated its liberal \u201cbags fly free\u201d policy to charge domestic passengers for checked bags. Southwest Airlines\u2019 new checked baggage fee is $35 for the first bag and $45 for the second bag. But Turkish Airlines\u2019 passengers are exempt from paying Southwest Airlines\u2019 checked baggage fees due to the Turkish-Southwest partnership. Turkish Airlines\u2019 free checked baggage allowance will apply throughout your itinerary including the leg to be operated by Southwest Airlines.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/flights\/coupons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40055 size-shareaholic-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons-640x640.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Eagle discount coupons, Indian Eagle cheap flights, US to India flight discount offers\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons-860x860.jpg 860w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/USA-to-India-flight-discount-coupons.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Both the US and India are high-traffic markets for Turkish Airlines. After having expanded beyond New Delhi and Mumbai through IndiGo in India, Turkish Airlines is eyeing expansion across USA through Southwest Airlines, a leading low-cost carrier headquartered in Texas. The recently announced Turkish-Southwest partnership will take effect in early 2026, enabling seamless domestic connections [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":40038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[233,364],"class_list":{"0":"post-40033","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-travel-news","9":"tag-turkish-airlines"},"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Turkish Airlines Expands in USA through Southwest Airlines: Fly to and from 100 US Cities<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/turkish-airlines-usa-expansion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Turkish Airlines Expands in USA through Southwest Airlines: Fly to and from 100 US Cities\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Both the US and India are high-traffic markets for Turkish Airlines. 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