{"id":72104,"date":"2020-03-11T16:58:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T15:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=72104"},"modified":"2020-03-11T16:58:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T15:58:10","slug":"coronavirus-turkish-airlines-suspends-nigeria-flights-refunds-passengers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/coronavirus-turkish-airlines-suspends-nigeria-flights-refunds-passengers\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: Turkish Airlines suspends Nigeria flights, refunds passengers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gs\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div id=\":uw\" class=\"ii gt\">\n<div id=\":ux\" class=\"a3s aXjCH \">\n<p>Turkish Airlines said on Tuesday that it has suspended all flights to-and-from Nigeria due to the Coronavirus epidemic.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Nigeria\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/breaking-lagos-records-first-case-of-coronavirus-in-nigeria\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/punchng.com\/breaking-lagos-records-first-case-of-coronavirus-in-nigeria\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1584026833527000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFc4J7UvrvhZiUmBV9KReckr-VNUw\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">first index case of the novel COVID-19<\/a>, a passenger of Italian origin, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/coronavirus-italian-patient-arrived-via-turkish-airlines-says-lagos-commissioner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/punchng.com\/coronavirus-italian-patient-arrived-via-turkish-airlines-says-lagos-commissioner\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1584026833527000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGlUiP2QuSljf_U7eWxN9qys0XgKQ\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">Turkish Airlines<\/a>.<\/div>\n<p>The government launched a search for the other passengers on the flight with the Italian, who is currently in isolation in Lagos, and released the names of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/breakingcoronavirus-lagos-releases-identities-of-missing-passengers-aboard-flight-with-italian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/punchng.com\/breakingcoronavirus-lagos-releases-identities-of-missing-passengers-aboard-flight-with-italian\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1584026833527000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFzU29MGxpnm6yBLrKOyH1sIWqkqQ\" data-mt-detrack-inspected=\"true\" data-mt-detrack-attachment-inspected=\"true\">missing passengers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the airline, on Tuesday, said in a statement that it would refund passengers who already booked its flights.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the coronavirus outbreak in\u00a0various countries, Turkish Airlines has been changing its flight schedule to several destinations around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to inform our passengers that due to the suspension of other routes, several of our flights to\/from Nigeria will be undergoing cancellations during March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPassengers with tickets to the cancelled flights will be able to refund or change their tickets free of charge until the end of May if they start the process until March\/April depending on the route,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hi\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkish Airlines said on Tuesday that it has suspended all flights to-and-from Nigeria due to the Coronavirus epidemic. 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