US have banned flights to and from Turkey

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) banned this Sunday all flights between the United States and Turkey until the 1st of September or more, writes Aviation Channel.

Specifically, no airline, either American or foreign, is not allowed to fly to the US from Turkey, either directly or via a third country. More, the ban affects all US Airlines and Air Carriers, US commercial operators, and private operators in that anyone using an FAA license may not operate to Turkey. The only exception applies to US pilots working for a foreign airline.

This decision strongly affects Turkish Airlines as it is the only company that operates flights between the two countries. It had flights to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco, and Washington. The Federal Aviation Administration “prohibits an aircraft of any registry from departing Turkey for the US,” a spokeswoman for the agency told Quartz online magazine.

The FAA has also issued a notice prohibiting US aircraft, both commercial and private, from landing in or departing from any Turkish airport. It is unclear when the ban will be lifted, the spokeswoman said.

The ban was issued quickly in response to the Coup attempt, and because of the unstable situation in Turkey. It is suspected that it may be removed more quickly than August 15th, but that depends on further developments there. In spite the fact that all flights into and out of Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, the country’s largest, were suspended during the struggle, travel now have resumed.