Pic: Turkish AirlinesTurkish Airlines announced on Tuesday that the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has removed a recent order to all carriers, regardless of country of registry, prohibiting them from flying into the United States from Turkey either directly or via third country.
The ban followed the attack on Istanbul airport earlier this month and the coup attempt this week. All scheduled Turkish Airlines flights to the US will resume on 19 July with Turkish Airlines Istanbul - NYC flight at 06:45 AM
Turkish Airlines Chairman of the Board and the Executive Committee İlker Aycı stated that: "Earlier today I had stated that we saw no reason for the ban as all precautions were in line with the norms."