FLIGHT BAN LIFTED: A group of 28 students, tourists and businesspeople left Istanbul on a Qatar Airways flight on Monday night, with stops set for Doha and Hong Kong
Taipei Times
Date: Jun 24, 2020
By: Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwanese who had been stranded in Turkey for more than two months hold Turkish and Republic of China flags before boarding a Qatar Airways flight at Istanbul Airport on Monday night.
Photo: Screen grab from the Facebook page of Taiwan in Turkey
The 28-strong group of students studying in Turkey, tourists and businesspeople, took off from Istanbul on a Qatar Airways flight on Monday night and made stops in Doha and Hong Kong.
When the flight ban was first imposed, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Mission in Ankara received requests from Taiwanese to help them return home.
Employees at the Ankara office said they had contacted Turkish Airlines about the possibility of a charter flight at that time, but since fewer than 30 people had applied, the airline declined due to the cost. [FULL STORY]