LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul to Marrakesh was forced to make an emergency landing in Algeria after a passenger committed suicide in the restroom. The Boeing 737-Max 8, operated by Flight TK 619, departed Istanbul Airport at 12:40 and was scheduled to arrive in Marrakesh at 16:45. However, the flight was…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Turkish Airlines flight number 606 was today forced to return to the ground after a bird strike during take-off. The A330 however had to fly around Kampala and Entebbe for over an hour to burn fuel to achive the right weight for landing. According to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, the regulator of…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sources said the incident occurred when Middle East Airlines plane was coming to park on the apron while Turkish Airlines aircraft was taxiing out. Details were still sketchy but passengers on Turkish Airlines flight were made to disembark. However, it was learnt that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had been notified…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As precautionary measure to check the spread of Coronavirus, Turkish Airlines has announced the cancellation of all its flights to its destinations in Nigeria as it also cut back its operations to other international destinations. The airline, which brought in the index coronavirus case, the Italian to Nigeria in a statement, said…