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Viewing cable 03ANKARA1948, TURKISH AIRLINES SUSPENDS MORE FLIGHTS DUE TO IRAQ

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
03ANKARA1948 2003-03-25 15:03 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ankara
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS ANKARA 001948 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
 
STATE FOR EUR/SE, EB/TRA, OPERATIONS CENTER 
ROME FOR FAA 
PARIS, FRANKFURT FOR TSA 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAIR ATRN TU
SUBJECT: TURKISH AIRLINES SUSPENDS MORE FLIGHTS DUE TO IRAQ 
OPERATION 
 
 
REF: A) ANKARA 1791 B) ANKARA 1203 
 
 
(SBU) Chief of Marketing for Turkish Airlines (THY), Guliz 
Ozturk, confirmed to econoff March 25 that THY had suspended 
operations to Kuwait and Bahrain due to insufficient 
passenger loads and proximity to the area of military 
operations.  She said the airline had also suspended flights 
within Turkey to Mardin, Sanliurfa, and Gaziantep, because 
flights to these cities were not permitted by the Prime 
Ministry's Crisis Center.  Ozturk said the suspension of the 
flights within Turkey had nothing to do with the reported 
U.S. missile that had landed in southeastern Turkey, as had 
been rumored.  (Note:  These cancellations track with THY's 
pre-operation planning, as reported reftels). 
PEARSON