Airlines suspend Belarus-bound travel for Middle East migrants
Turkish Airlines and Iraqi Airlines restricting flights to Minsk for citizens of Iraq, Syria and Yemen.
Turkey and Iraq are restricting flights for certain Middle East migrants seeking to travel to Belarus as the migrant crisis on the European Union’s doorstep continues to mount.
Turkish Airlines will not fly certain passengers to Minsk "in relation to the illegal border crossing problem between the European Union and Belarus," Turkey’s Civil Aviation Authority said Friday.
"It has been decided for citizens from Iraq, Syria and Yemen wanting to travel to Belarus from our country's airports not to be sold tickets and not to be allowed on planes," the Turkish aviation authority tweeted.
The European Union announced that Iraqi Airlines will also halt flights to the Belarusian capital.
