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No THY Flights to N. Iraq and Afghanistan |
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Written by Administrator
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Tuesday, 06 December 2005 |
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Turkish Airlines will not fly to Iraq and
Afghanistan for 'security and insurance' reasons.
The first private Turkish airlines company, Fly Air, has initiated scheduled
flights and prepares to make flight to the cities of Erbil and Suleymaniye in
northern Iraq.
Meanwhile, THY has decided not to fly over the region for security reasons. THY
General Manager Temel Kotil said Monday they do not plan to fly to Iraq
particularly because of high insurance premiums and added Turkish Airlines could
not realize Afghanistan flights for the same reason. Drawing attention to the
potential number of passengers to those countries, Kotil said, "When the
requirements are provided, we will start flights to these countries. However, we
do not have such a plan in the short term."
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