Turkish Airlines and AJet flights bound for Riyadh turn back to Istanbul
Aircraft operated by Turkish Airlines and its subsidiary AJet returned to their departure airports at dawn on Thursday after taking off from Istanbul for Riyadh, RT Arabic reported. The report did not state why the flights turned back or how many were affected.
روسيا اليوم (RT Arabic)
Illustrative photo: Passenger airplane taking off at dusk with its lights on above the runway. Photo by Josue Isai Ramos Figueroa on Unsplash
Background
Turkish Airlines is Turkey's national flag carrier, with its main hub in Istanbul. Riyadh is the capital of Saudi Arabia.
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