Taiwan’s EVA Airways to suspend flights to Turkey after coup attempt

Reuters
Date: Jul 21, 2016
By: Faith Hung; Editing by Christopher Cushing

EVA Airways Corp, Taiwan’s second-biggest airline, said on Thursday it will suspend flights to Turkey after the Turkish president declared a state of emergency in a widening crackdown on suspected participants of a failed military coup.

President Tayyip Erdogan said the emergency, lasting three months, would allow his government to take swift measures against coup supporters and that it was allowed under Turkey’s constitution.

“We need to see how political developments unfold … We also see our customers’ safety as a priority,” said Golden Kou, an EVA Airways vice president.     [FULL  STORY]