Turkey Closed

[FrontSeatPhil]

Military coup going on right now in Turkey, with airports apparently closed. Turkish Airlines flights are all landing, but others diverting (BA680 now heading to Sofia instead).

Just frequent SLF here, but hope everybody in the industry stays safe.

[Senior Paper Monitor]

Bloody Hell !! Didn't see that one coming !

I'm off to Jetbast .........

[Flying Wild]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36809083

With bookings to Turkey already down, this is probably the final nail in the coffin.

[Burpbot]

Funny how glancing at flight radar, plenty of traffic streaming in and out of Ankara and Istanbul.

[jayteeto]

Monarch and TC flights still heading for Dalaman

[OxfordGold]

Your kidding? Do they not have ACARS?

[Hotel Tango]

Still plenty of activity in/out/over Turkey. Only IST is presently closed.

[hoss183]

Still, even Dalaman arrivals shows most non-turkish airlines have cancelled and diverted. But TCX & Monarch merrily heading on in at this time.

[logansi]

Tanks seen driving down the runway at IST

[Dct_Mopas]

Scenes of civilians, apparently, being shot upon on one of the bridges live on Sky news. The feed was quickly pulled.

[Doors To Manuel]

Good live feed coming from Al Jazeera Live Stream HD - Al Jazeera English (http://www.aljazeera.com/watch_now/)

[helen-damnation]

22:25 UTC, plenty of overflights still and Taban Air descending into IST.

[hoss183]

and Taban Air descending into IST.
Nope its climbing back through 220 and heading back east

[helen-damnation]

Turkish landed in IST, Taban diverted from downwind.

[ChicoG]

Apparently the Turkish rep in Bahrain airport has gone into to hiding. ...

[tubby linton]

Eurocontrol says the following
Airports

Turkish situation.
Although the situation is unclear to the staff at Istanbul Ataturk and at Ankara ACC, our latest information is as follows:
Ataturk was open to international arrivals. However, due to the absence of departures since 2031 UTC, the airport is now full (no stands or parking spaces available).
Ataturk hope to re-commence international departures shortly, but until they do, all inbound flights to Ataturk are being diverted.
Ankara ACC say that they are operating normally.

Currently, there are NO REGULATIONS applied at any Turkish aerodromes, nor are there any enroute regulations applied.


Airspace

As above - no regulations applied in Turkish airspace.

NMOC Brussels

[Airbubba]

And looks like Erdogan's plane is in holding:

https://www.flightradar24.com/THY8456/a5a3952

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0000Z Exiting the hold, descending and maybe headed for IST.

0017Z On final IST, landing to the North, equipment standing by.

[Fbwdude]

Hi to all,
Even if some airports are open this is not the place to be right now.
Airlines should consider the situation and do not go there.
My two cent,
Safe flights to you all.
Fbwdude

[log0008]

There needs to be a no fly zone over Turkey right now

[sTeamTraen]

THY8456 looks to be on final approach to IST.

[Airbubba]

President Erdogan's plane 'returns to Istanbul' as claims coup appears to have failed

Turkish officials say President Erdogan’s plane is returning to Istanbul, while claiming the coup appears to have failed.

An official said all government heads were in charge of their offices.

However this is not confirmed and broadcaster NTV says two people have been killed in Istanbul clashes.


Turkey coup: Live updates as '17 police killed' in attack by military trying to overthrow government - Mirror Online (http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/turkey-coup-live-updates-explosion-8431256)

[YeahYeah]

Quickly caught a headline on TV saying a fighter has shot down a helicopter. Haven't seen any other details about it

[Metro man]

Both sides seem to be claiming to be in charge at the moment. Next few hours should be interesting.

[lomapaseo]

a lot of moments have now gone by

Is the airport now dispatching flights or not?

[Airbubba]

Is the airport now dispatching flights or not?

Looks like IST is getting back to normal for the local carriers at least:

Istanbul Ataturk Int'l Airport (Istanbul) LTBA / IST Flight Tracker FlightAware (http://flightaware.com/live/airport/LTBA)

[STN Ramp Rat]

I understand no direct flights are allowed from Turkey to the US by any carrier and no US carriers or FAA registered pilots are allowed to use Turkey. the only exception is US pilots who work for none US carriers.

[Capn Bloggs]

Noted on TV the F-16 at night roaring over somewhere punching out flares... with the nav lights on.

[freqslf]

FAA bans flights between the U.S. and Turkey

ASN News » FAA bans U.S. airlines from using Turkish airspace following failed coup (http://news.aviation-safety.net/2016/07/16/faa-bans-u-s-airlines-from-using-turkish-airspace-following-failed-coup/)

[paperHanger]

I was expecting to see an update saying "power back on" and possibly "Operations to resume in 48 hours" or something .. but, nothing, so presumably they are still running on generators.

One update has appeared on the Incirlik facebook page:

For those of you stationed here who are unable to check your email for the latest CAT directives, please send a private message to our Facebook inbox for information on facility hours.

Make of that what you will ...

[PAXfips]

per ABC

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnkghZIW8AA4s5K.jpg

[dsc810]

According to various sources on the web the Turkish commander of the airbase has been detained on suspicion of complicity in the attempted coup.

[AreOut]

it seems there is a NFZ declared over Istanbul and several other turkish cities...

[lomapaseo]

and now we have a banning of any flights from Turkey to or from the USA

FAA bans flights between the U.S. and Turkey (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/07/16/faa-bans-flights-between-us-and-turkey/87182548/)

[Desk-pilot]

I find it interesting that Turkey is considered too dangerous for USA planes and pilots but apparently not for Europeans...

The CAA don't even have a stated position on the matter.

DP

[flying7777]

https://postimg.org/image/hqlw4zu29/40a6c3f0/

The night of the coup was terrible for all the passengers trapped in IST. All the services stopped, personal disappeared from the apron, crowds on the apron between the planes, peoples from outside enters inside the terminal, shoots outside, supersonic booms from low level flying f16s...

[Lonewolf_50]

and now we have a banning of any flights from Turkey to or from the USA

FAA bans flights between the U.S. and Turkey (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/07/16/faa-bans-flights-between-us-and-turkey/87182548/)Loma, that ban is from two days ago. (USA Today article dated 16 July). Is it still in effect or did it get lifted? (I had a suspicion that the ban might have been related to the closing if Incirlik, but I could be wrong as I can't confirm that).

[APU_inop]

Starting tomorrow according to some sources

[Lonewolf_50]

Starting tomorrow according to some sources
The ban or the lifting thereof?

[Rwy in Sight]

The ban should be valid until the last day of August and it will be reviewed on the 15th day of August - to avoid writing the dates on European or American system.

[JanetFlight]

What a mess...!!!

https://theaviationist.com/2016/07/18/exclusive-all-the-details-about-the-aerial-battle-over-turkey-during-the-military-coup/

[IcePack]

Monarch and TC flights still heading for Dalaman

Did they land ?

[clipstone1]

Thomson has carried on their planned flying to DLM, AYT etc.

[LLuCCiFeR]

Apparently 42 military helicopters have gone 'missing' since the failed coup last Friday, and the Istanbul police is on the lookout.

From RT: https://www.rt.com/news/351776-istanbul-emergency-police-f16-erdogan/

Turkish police have urgently ramped up their presence in Istanbul, with special forces and military hardware deployed to the streets and orders to down aircraft without warning, following unconfirmed reports of rebel helicopters approaching the city. Really?! :eek: :ooh:

and Sputnik,

42 Helicopters Missing in Turkey Sparking Concerns of a Second Coup Attempt (http://sputniknews.com/news/20160717/1043162524/helicopters-turkey-coup-erdogan-weapons.html)

With the accidental downing of MH17 in mind, one has to wonder how safe Turkish airspace really is if the military, apparently, can not account for some of it's equipment?

[IcePack]

Clip I was just wondering if they landed on the actual night of the uprising. As it may have ended rather differently, giving the crews a "surprise holiday"