A couple of days ago the FAA added a ban on flights between the US and Turkey, following the military coup in the country. The FAA created an indefinite ban, and said they'd reconsider it no later than August 15, 2016. That wasn't to say it would definitely be lifted by then, or that it…
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in·def·i·nite
ˌinˈdef(ə)nət/
adjective
lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time.
I'm booked on a flight to Barcelona on Turkish Airlines on 7/21 with a 4 hour layover in Istanbul. Given the current unrest in Turkey, do I have any recourse? I would love to continue with my vacation plans, but I'm hesitant to go through Istanbul with my family at this time.
Not sure what I will do yet. I am connecting in Istanbul to go to Barcelona in April (all flights on Turkish metal). Since these are United economy awards starting at Dulles I imagine there will be plenty of options to switch if I decide to do so later. I am just going to sit back and see if things calm down since the trip is not soon.
We had planned a 5-day layover in Istanbul on our way to Delhi from the US on July 25th. Forget about refunds - Turkish airlines is refusing to even cancel the stop-over and book us through to Delhi without charging us a lot extra ($1500). They asked us - why don't you want to stay in Istanbul!!!