Covid-19 pandemic: Turkey resumes international flights after 2 months

  • Date: 12-Jun-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Transport
  • Country:UAE
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Covid-19 pandemic: Turkey resumes international flights after 2 months

Turkey is expected to increase the number of its international flights to 40 countries in the upcoming days.. Turkey has partially resumed international flights, after remaining suspended for nearly two months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. National flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) began its operation with a flight from Istanbul Airport to Dusseldorf in Germany on Thursday morning, which was followed by several other flights to some major cities like London and Amsterdam, reports Xinhua news agency.. AnadoluJet, a trademark of the THY, also flew from Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen Airport to Berlin and London.. Turkish Airlines had earlier announced that its international flights would start on June 10.The reason for the delay was not immediately clear.. Turkey partially resumes domestic flights on June 1 after a two-month closure.. ERROR: Macro /ads/dfp-ad-article-new is missing!. Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in the number of confirmed cases.... The total number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 2,.... Thursday's figures show 1,217 recoveries and 479 new cases.. "I call upon all Member States to avoid provocative actions that may.... The Ministry of Infrastructure Development is managing over 100.... In a post-pandemic world, the UAE must look to reducing its.... All