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U.S. bans commercial and private flights to and from Turkey

17 July 2016 04:52 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. American aviation regulators have issued a notice barring all U.S. commercial and private aircraft from flying to Turkey or flying from that country into the U.S, APA reports quoting the Wall Street Journal.

The unusually broad prohibition, announced by the Federal Aviation Administration on Saturday, reflects Washington’s serious concerns about airport security in that country following this weekend’s failed coup attempt.

The FAA didn’t indicate when the ban would be lifted. The agency also barred all Turkish carriers, along with commercial flights from Turkey operated by aircraft of other countries, from flying to the U.S.

The move, in effect, severs all aviation links between the U.S. and Turkey.

According to the FAA’s notice, the agency banned all “U.S. commercial and private aircraft from operating into or out of any airport in Turkey.” It also prohibited “any aircraft of any registry from departing Turkey for the U.S.”

The FAA said it is “monitoring the situation in Turkey in coordination with” the State Department and The Department of Homeland Security, and “will update the restrictions as the situation evolves.”