MOSCOW, Jan 25 Around 1,500 tourists from Russia may be waiting for departure at the airport Maya Lomidze, executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR), told RIA Novosti. «They cannot be taken out and placed in hotels due to the fact that roads are blocked in the city: traffic in Istanbul was stopped by order of the mayor until at least 13.00. According to sources in the host companies of Russian tour operators, many tourists who were supposed to fly on January 24-25 simply did not go to the airport, but extended their stay in their hotels,” Lomidze added. days were canceled in total more than 700 flights. The hub is expected to resume work on Tuesday after 13.00 Moscow time. However, Turkish Airlines announced a break until 00.00. The Turkish carrier said on Tuesday that it had accommodated 5,400 people in hotels on its international flights. Among them were Russians. 
ATOR named the number of Russians vacationing in IstanbulThe airport offered discounts on food and free Wi-Fi until 00.00 on January 26 for stranded passengers. Lomidze also added that the second airport in Istanbul, Sabiha Gokcen, is now taking over part of the load. At 11 am on January 25, it works, but in a very busy mode.
