Istanbul Atatürk Airport

Four people were injured on May 8 when the ceiling collapsed at part of the domestic terminal of Istanbul's Ataturk airport, Turkish media reports said.

A fire has left the main airport in Rome - Fiumicino closed for an indefinite term.

The incident occurred on Wednesday around 5pm and the fire left the main terminal in Rome closed for international flights.

No material damages have been reported yet. Some of the airport employees have been affected by the heavy smoke, as reported by airport officials.

Turkey's low cost carrier Pegasus wants to secure licenses to serve new routes, particularly in Russia, the Middle East and North Africa, company CEO Sertaç Haybat has said. 

A Turkish Airlines plane bound for Milan makes an emergency landing at Istanbul Airport after one its engines catches fire A Turkish Airlines plane bound for Milan made an emergency landing at Istanbul on April 25 after one its engines caught fire. 

Turkish Airlines (THY) had to abort the landings of three of its airliners at Istanbul's Atatürk Airport on April 22 due to stray dogs that invaded the runway.

The pilot of THY's Zurich-Istanbul flight was the first to notify the tower about a pack of dogs near the runway.

Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski has predicted an increase in air traffic over Bulgaria by around 50% as a result of the opening of the Istanbul New Airport, ?stanbul Yeni Havaliman?.

A Turkish Airlines (THY) plane flying from Istanbul to Basel was diverted as an emergency measure on April 17 in the third bomb scare on a THY flight in less than a month.

The plane changed its route and returned while in Bulgarian airspace to return to Istanbul Atatürk Airport, according to Do?an News Agency.

Turkish security forces neutralised two attackers armed with bombs and long-barrel guns, who opened fire on a police department in Vatan Street in Istanbul on Wednesday.

The security guards launched a counter-attack, killing the female attacker, while the mail assailant, who fled injured, was arrested in less than an hour.

A Turkish Airlines (THY) plane flying from Istanbul to Portugal returned to Istanbul Atatürk Airport on April 1 after a bomb threat.

Security measures were taken near the plane.

On March 30, another THY plane traveling from Istanbul to Sao Paolo made an emergency landing in Casablanca.

Sofia Airport and Varna Airport have made it into the top 10 of Best Airports in Eastern Europe in a ranking of Skytrax for 2015.

Bulgaria is the only country in the region to have two airports in the top 10 for Eastern Europe.

Sofia Airport ranks 7th and Varna Airport ranks 10th.