Turkish Cargo has expanded its direct scheduled freighter flights to Budapest as it ramps up its use of the airport.

The carrier said that as well as adding a fourth weekly freighter flight, Budapest (BUD) has become its main hub for eastern Europe with the creation of a regional directorate office in the city.

The regional directorate office coordinates the cargo sales activities of 21 countries.

The airline will now offer a total of four weekly A330 freighter flights between the Hungarian airport and Istanbul Atatürk Airport.

The carrier serves 43 countries/120 destinations (31 direct cargo) in Europe.

The airline offers direct freighter flights to 95 destinations.