Turkey, faced an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7, the center of which is Kahramanmaraş Pazarcık. After this earthquake, which caused destruction in 10 provinces, all institutions and organizations took action to help. THY and Pegasus also decided to support citizens on flights from earthquake zones.
Critical decision from THY and Pegasus for flights from earthquake zones
The earthquake that occurred in the Southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey caused great destruction. After the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, the epicenter of which was in Kahramanmaraş Pazarcık district, another 7.6 magnitude earthquake occurred. After these demolitions, almost all institutions and organizations took action. Lastly, Pegasus announced that it has made flights from earthquake zones free of charge.
One of the companies that reacted to the earthquake was Turkish Airlines. THY Press Advisor Yahya Üstün, He made a statement on his social media account. In the statement, the company’s branches from Adana, Diyarbakir, Sanliurfa and Elazig To Istanbul flights to be made by February 13 much 100 TL announced that it was fixed.
In addition to these, the company stated that they are working under the coordination of AFAD to deliver humanitarian aid materials and search and rescue teams to earthquake zones. Up to the present 47 flights He added that it did.
In this context, aid planes going to Adana, Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa and Elazığ return flights stated that it is open to the use of citizens. He added that reservations can be created from the mobile application or the website to ensure the order of passengers on flights.
You can also watch our video about what to do before and after the earthquake here.