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Turkish Airlines carries nearly 26 million passengers in January-April

The number of passengers Turkish Airlines carried in the first four months of 2024 increased by 8 percent from a year ago to 25.94 million.

The international passenger tally rose by 6.1 percent annually to 16.3 million, while domestic passengers were up 11.5 percent to 9.2 million.

Transavia France aircraft makes emergency landing at Athens Airport

A Transavia France plane conducted an emergency landing Wednesday afternoon at Athens' international airport.

The aircraft had departed at 3.20 p.m. headed for Paris but was forced to return when electronic systems indicated an alert.

According to sources, bird strikes caused engine problems, leading the pilot to request an emergency landing from air traffic control.

Strong wind reroute flights on Crete

Nearly 400 passengers traveling between Cyprus and Crete experienced delays and a good deal of hassle after gale-force winds caused their flights to be rerouted on Tuesday.

Both incidents concerned a Ryanair flight from and to the resort city of Paphos on the southwestern coast of Cyprus, state broadcaster ERT reported.

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