FAA Ban Lifted Monday for Turkish Airlines from Flying to US

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Due to recent failed Military Coup July 15 – 16 this weekend airports and specially Atatürk International Airport had been exposed to the coup. Police officers were killed and many people swarmed the airport including airfield operations side.

“All airline carriers, regardless of country of registry, are prohibited from flying into the United States from Turkey either directly or via third country,” the U.S. Embassy in Ankara said.This all came about since the attempted coup. A statement over this weekend “This ban is until further notice with no statement of future dates of being lifted. That all changed late today Monday July 28, 2016

Turkish Airlines said it will resume all U.S. flights on July 19, starting with its 6:45 a.m. departure to New York John F. Kennedy International Airport.

The government also barred U.S.-registered aircraft from flying to and from Turkey, but since American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta Air Lines do not serve Istanbul, that ban did not affect U.S. passenger carriers. The FAA has also lifted that restriction.

The U.S. response to Friday’s attempted coup was unique. Other countries did not ban flights, though some airlines, including British Airways, temporarily canceled flights over the weekend as Istanbul’s airport recovered. On Monday, Turkish Airlines and other European were flying most of their usual schedules from Istanbul’s airport.

U.S. passengers stranded in Turkey were trying to board flights to Europe, where they could catch a connecting flight to the United States, but many reported that they were having difficulty getting airline representatives to rebook them. Travel into this region is not really advised but if you do so with caution.

Source FAA / Contributing Airline Adviser 07/18/16