International flights to Turkey suspended after coup attemptMany international flights to Turkey were cancelled Saturday despite efforts by the Ankara authorities to get life back to normal following an abortive coup attempt. The US government said it has suspended all flights to Turkey, and banned all airlines from flying to the United States from Turkey due to uncertainty after an abortive coup attempt. Turkish authorities were seeking Saturday to resume business as usual and Istanbul’s Ataturk International Airport — shut down by the plotters — was gradually reopening. Lufthansa cancelled eight of the 10 flights scheduled between Germany and Turkey, including all flights to Ankara and Istanbul. Major European carrier Lufthansa, the biggest German airline, cancelled all flights to Istanbul and Ankara on Saturday.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 16, 2016 14:03 UTC