Aviation

Greek airline accused of discrimination

The Palestinian leadership demanded yesterday the Greek government act after two Arab passengers were expelled from an Israel-bound flight, saying the decision to remove the pair was "reminiscent" of apartheid.

Two Arab passengers with Israeli documents were forced off an Aegean Airlines flight before it set off from Athens on Jan. 3 after Israeli Jews protested about their presence.

Russia's halting of visas to Turkish flight crews against int'l civil aviation rules: Minister

Russia's recent move to stop offering visas to Turkish flight crews is against international civil aviation rules, Turkish Transport, Communications and Maritime Affairs Minister Binali Y?ld?r?m said on Jan. 6, adding that Ankara would not make any retaliatory moves. 

"Islamic State lost 30 percent of territory it controled"

Islamic State-controlled territory has been reduced by about 30 percent last year, says a spokesperson for the U.S.-led coalition.

Steve Warren of the U.S. army said in Baghdad on Tuesday that the coalition believes the terrorist group has lost 40 percent of the territory it held in Iraq, and 20 percent in Syria.

Thousands stranded in Istanbul airports as more flights cancelled

Thousands of passengers were stranded on Jan. 1 in Istanbul's two main airports due to continuous heavy snowfall, adding to the cancelation of around 300 scheduled flights on Dec. 31, 2015.

"We have been waiting for two days. There are some 400 people here. If they notified us 24 hours before we would have adjusted our plans," a passenger named Ahmet Arslan told Do?an News Agency. 

Turkish Airlines cancels Istanbul flights as snow storms loom

Turkish Airlines cancelled 142 flights to and from Istanbul and warned of further disruption in coming days as the city braced on Dec. 30 for heavy snow. 

Many of the cancelled flights were domestic, but routes to European and Middle Eastern airports including Hamburg, Munich, Milan and Tehran were also hit. 

Athens-New York gets a little closer x 3

Delta Airlines, United Airlines and American Airlines will operate a connection from Athens to New York during the summer of 2016. Alternate Tourism Minister Eleni Kountoura announced that these new flights are to take place, while also revealing that she had proposed that Aegean Airlines link Greece to North America so that a reliable Greek airline reactivates the line.

 

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