Turkish Airlines cancels over 200 Istanbul flights due to expected heavy snow

Turkish Airlines has announced that it canceled some 205 flights from/to Istanbul and Sabiha Gökçen airports scheduled for March 10 due to expected heavy snow.

Anadolu Agency 

National flag carrier Turkish Airlines has canceled some 205 flights set to operate on March 10 as heavy snow is predicted in Istanbul.

"Due to expected severe weather conditions in Istanbul, some of our flights from/to the Istanbul and Sabiha Gökçen airports scheduled to operate on March 10 are canceled," the airline said in a statement on March 9. 

The cancellation includes some 114 domestic and 71 international flights of Turkish Airlines to/from Istanbul Airport and some 20 domestic flights from AnadoluJet, a brand of the flag carrier, to/from Sabiha Gökçen Airport, Istanbul's main air hub on the city’s Asian side.

The number of cancellations is likely to rise due to the weather, the air carrier added.

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