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Turkish Airlines Cancels 50 New Year’s Day Flights as Snow Disrupts Turkey

The carrier cited heavy snowfall with deteriorating conditions in eastern and central provinces following days of yellow-level alerts.

Overview

  • Company spokesman Yahya Ustun announced on X that 50 flights scheduled for Thursday, January 1, have been canceled.
  • Low-cost carrier AJet said it will cancel 64 flights on Thursday, according to spokesman Mehmet Eshilkaya on X.
  • On Wednesday, Turkish Airlines, AJet, and Pegasus canceled more than 130 flights in total, mostly on domestic routes.
  • Turkish Airlines had already canceled 61 flights scheduled for Wednesday, December 31, due to worsening weather in affected regions.
  • Turkey’s meteorological service maintained yellow-level warnings as cold air from Russia and Iceland drove frosts and heavy snow during the holiday travel period.