Due to the snowfall in Turkey, Ukrainians are stuck: today the first two sides are returning .
The first flight with 130 passengers on board is scheduled to depart from Kyiv within an hour, and another plane is expected in the evening. This was announced on Twitter by the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Oleh Nikolenko .
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“Istanbul: According to air carriers, the first flight with 130 passengers on board is scheduled to depart for Kyiv within an hour. Another flight is planned for another 180 people in the evening. Consuls are working to get all Ukrainians home from canceled flights,” Nikolenko wrote.
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Earlier, the spokesman said that Ukrainians were stuck in Istanbul due to bad weather, but thanks to the work of consuls, they were accommodated in hotels and provided with food.
The Foreign Ministry is cooperating with the Turkish side to launch the canceled flights as soon as possible and return Ukrainian citizens home.
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Europe’s busiest airport in Istanbul closed earlier this week after a large-scale blizzard covered areas of the eastern Mediterranean, causing power outages and road chaos.
Rescue crews in Istanbul and Athens reportedly cleared snow-covered roads on Tuesday. However, the airport remained closed.
Source: Ukrgate
