ANKARA, Turkey — Passengers on a Turkish Airlines jetliner flying to Sudan had to subdue a man who started screaming a few minutes after takeoff and began smashing an oxygen mask box and then a cabin window before pushing flight attendants aside and rushing toward the cockpit.
One of the stranger aspects of the Super Bowl LII broadcast was the Turkish Airlines sign on the NBC Sports desk during the pre-game show.
Arutz Sheva reports: Israel barred the entry of a Turkish Airlines captain Friday night, after he was found to hold an Iranian passport, Channel 2 reports Saturday.
A Turkish Airlines flight departing from Houston was diverted to Ireland after a bomb scare note was found on the plane while en route to Istanbul, Turkey. After several hours, the aircraft was allowed to continue on its flight when no explosives were found.
A Turkish Airlines plane en route from New York to Istanbul was diverted to Canada Sunday because of a bomb threat, police said. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the plane, with 256 passengers and crew, landed safely at
Temel Kotil, the CEO of Turkish Airlines, made headlines this week by recommending marriage as the best way to avoid future murder-suicide plane crashes, like the one co-pilot Andreas Lubitz carried out aboard a Germanwings airliner.
