Airplanes on the apron at Istanbul International Airport. File photoANKARA, Jan 25After being suspended due to heavy snowfall, Istanbul Airport has reopened with flights to Caracas, the airport said in a Twitter statement. «Our flights, which were temporarily suspended due to due to security reasons, started from Caracas (Venezuela) and will continue to Houston (USA). We would like to thank all our passengers for their patience and understanding,» the statement said.
Our flights, which were temporarily suspended due to flight safety, has been resumed with Caracas (Venezuela) and will continue with Houston (USA). We would like to thank all our passengers for their patience and understanding. pic.twitter.com/d8z4kYt0zT
— İGA Istanbul Airport (@igairport) January 25, 2022 Earlier, Turkish Airlines announced the suspension of its flights until midnight, placing more than five thousand passengers in hotels. Snowfall hit Istanbul, according to meteorologists, adverse weather could last a few more days, its intensity should decrease by Friday. Residents are advised to stay at home if possible and not go out on the streets. Serious traffic jams and traffic jams have formed on a number of republican roads due not only to a large amount of snow, but also to accidents.
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