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Most expensive airline ticket sold at 33,000 Turkish Liras last year
The most expensive roundtrip and one-way airline tickets for international flights were sold at 33,000 Turkish Liras and 28,000 liras, respectively in 2021, a report has shown.
Air travel gained momentum last year after countries and carriers eased most of COVID-19-related measures, said Turna.com, an online ticket sales company in its 2021 Travel Report.
Domestic air travel restrictions extended until Jan 11
The directive allowing only essential domestic flights between all airports in the country has been extended until Monday, with the aim of protecting passengers and the public from Covid-19.
According to the relevant announcement, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) said on Thursday the extension will last until 6 a.m. on Monday.
Domestic flights to resume from June 1
Turkey on May 30 announced the resumption of domestic flights as the country eases coronavirus restrictions and looks to restore normalcy.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu said domestic flights will resume on June 1 as part of the normalization process after the months-long virus restrictions.
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Airports' virus steps certified before flights
Ahead of flights resuming, Turkey is launching a certification program to show that airports are taking all necessary measures against COVID-19, according to the transport and infrastructure minister.
"We are reorganizing our airports against pandemics such as coronavirus" during the normalization process, Adil Karaismailoğlu said in a statement on May 22.
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More Olympic flights to be canceled Wednesday
After canceling eight flights Tuesday, Olympic Air announced the cancellation of another six domestic flights scheduled for Wednesday due to rolling walkouts by Civil Aviation Authority staff.
The affected flights are between Athens and the islands of Kythera, Paros and Leros, and inter-island flights between Kos, Kalymnos, Leros, Astypalaia, Rhodes and Kastellorizo.
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Civil aviation union cancels action on minister's pledge
The Federation of Civil Aviation Authority Unions (OSYPA) called off Friday a 48-hour strike that was due to take place Saturday and Monday.
The decision to cancel the planned action was taken after OSYPA representatives held talks with Alternate Minister for Transport Christos Spritzis Friday.