Updated: FAA Lifts Turkish Air Flight Ban
Skift Take
Considering the United States was the only major country to bar flights from Turkey’s airlines, it makes sense that that ban could be lifted relatively quickly.
The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted a ban on flights from Turkey to the United States, allowing Turkish Airlines to resume flights to nine U.S. cities.
The FAA had temporarily barred any airlines from flying from Turkey to the United States after a group of military plotters attempted a coup on the country's government. U.S officials had said they were concerned about security standards at Istanbul Atatürk Airport. Turkish Airlines, the only carrier flying between Turkey and the United States, had canceled all flights to U.S. airports for S
