{"id":2811,"date":"2016-12-20T00:39:11","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2016-12-20T00:39:11","modified_gmt":"2016-12-20T00:39:11","slug":"flights-from-uae-to-istanbul-are-cancelled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/announcements\/flights-from-uae-to-istanbul-are-cancelled\/","title":{"rendered":"Flights From UAE To Istanbul Are Cancelled After Yesterday’s Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,\u00a0Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed\u00a0condemned Tuesday\u2019s terror attacks in Istanbul\u00a0and expressed his condolences, while stating that UAE supported Turkey in its fight against terrorism.<\/p>\n

The tragic incident (triple suicide bombing and a gun attack)\u00a0which took place in\u00a0Istanbul\u2019s Ataturk Airport\u00a0yesterday killed at least 41 people.\u00a0Attackers began spraying bullets at the international terminal entrance before blowing themselves up at about 10pm Istanbul time (that’s 11pm UAE time).<\/p>\n

Prime minister Binali Yildirim said the ‘evidence points to Daesh’.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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While Emirates’ flights\u00a0EK121\/122 between Dubai and Istanbul were cancelled today, passengers were given the option\u00a0to transfer services between Dubai and Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en International Airport on EK119\/120 instead.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Etihad Airways\u2019 flights EY097\/09 between Abu Dhabi and Istanbul were cancelled too. Passengers were given the option of\u00a0one\u00a0free-of-charge move to another date of travel on or before July 10 in the original class of booking or re-routing to either Athens, Larnaca or Istanbul Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en airport.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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FlyDubai flights weren’t affected as the\u00a0airline operates\u00a0from Sabiha G\u00f6k\u00e7en airport and not Ataturk airport.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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