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1,200 jobs to go at slashed Lufthansa subsidiary
'Flight operations by SunExpress Germany...will be ended shortly,' says a SunExpress spokesman

30 injured as turbulence hits Turkish Airlines flight to New York
The injured are taken to local hospitals, mainly for treatment of bumps, cuts, and bruises

Swede's stunt to save Afghan from deportation goes viral
A spokesman at the Swedish Prison and Probation Service confirms the pilot decided Elin Ersson, along with the Afghan asylum seeker and the escorts accompanying him had to leave the plane, halting the planned deporation

Emirates, Turkish Airlines win exemption from U.S. laptop ban
They are the latest carriers after Abu Dhabi s Etihad to win a reprieve after Washington imposed new rules in March on direct flights from 10 airports in Turkey the Middle East and North Africa

Turkey says U.S. to lift laptop ban on Istanbul-origin flights
Its removal would come after Turkey began using highly sophisticated tomography devices for X ray and ultrasound at Istanbul s Ataturk International Airport
After ban, Turkish Airlines to offer laptops to VIP travelers
Passengers may now request for laptop from the cabin crew for in flight use

U.S., Britain ban laptops on flights from Turkey, Arab world
3rd UPDATE Laptops tablets and portable game consoles are affected by the ban but they may still be stowed in the hold in checked baggage

Kyrgyzstan blames pilot error for Turkish cargo plane hitting village
7th UPDATE The majority of the dead are from the village of Dacha Suu where the plane – a flight from Hong Kong to Istanbul via Kyrgyzstan s capital Bishkek – crashed

WATCH: Super Bowl ads tease 'Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice'
Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne and Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor urge people to visit their great cities in two back to back Turkish Airlines ads – doubling as teasers – for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

PAL, Turkish Airlines sign codeshare pact
The partnership will further drive demand for tourist and business travel between the Philippines and Turkey

PH, Turkey ink new air agreement
The new air pact increases flights between the two countries the Civil Aeronautics Board says

Turkish Airlines launches Istanbul-Manila flight
UPDATED The direct route will fly thrice a week to Manila and is eyed to serve businessmen tourists and transit passengers

Turkish Airlines plane skids off Nepal runway
A Turkish Airlines plane carrying 224 passengers is evacuated after it missed the runway on landing at Kathmandu airport

Travel chaos as heavy snow hits Turkey
Authorities warn that the cold spell will be unprecedented saying the temperatures might drop to as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius for Istanbul

9 Lebanese pilgrims kidnapped in Syria freed
9 Lebanese Shiite pilgrims have been released by their captors after being kidnapped by rebels last year
Lebanese TV shows video of abducted Turkish pilots
The two Turkish Airlines employees say they wish they were with their families for Eid al Adha
Turkish pilots abducted in Beirut
Turkey condemned the pre dawn abduction and urged its citizens to leave Lebanon