Delta suspends Istanbul flight over security concerns
Delta Air Lines has announced its seasonal service from New York JFK to Istanbul has been suspended due to ‘increased security concerns in Turkey’.
The summer service was due to resume next month.
Delta also noted the ‘weaker demand for air travel to this market’, which has been impacted by a US State Department travel warning issued last month.
The alert reminded US citizens to ‘review personal security plans and remain vigilant at all times’.
It cited ‘credible threats to tourist areas, in particular to public squares and docks in Istanbul and Antalya’.
Spanish carrier Iberia also recently suspended its Istanbul service for similar reasons.
News of Delta’s withdrawal caused national carrier Turkish Airlines’ shares to plummet nearly 7%.
However Turkish Airlines still plans to go ahead with the planned launch of flights from Istanbul to Atlanta on May 16.
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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