Gelisim News

Expected snowfall in Istanbul cancels 205 flights!

The Academic Member of the Istanbul Gelisim University, Dr. Oğuz Yıldız, emphasized that the cancellation of numerous flights as a result of a heavy snowfall in Istanbul, forecasted by the General Directorate of Meteorology, would cause a substantial loss of income.

It has been announced that 205 flights that would have been made on the 10^th of March from the Istanbul and Sabiha Gökçen Airports were cancelled by the decision of the Emergency Committee of Meteorology as a result of the heavy snowfall, forecasted by the General Directorate of Meteorology in Istanbul. It is also expected that there might be a rise in the flight cancellations as a result of snowfall, expected to continue until Monday.

The Academic Member of the Aviation Management Department of the Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences of the Istanbul Gelisim University, Dr. Oğuz Yıldız, who indicated that the aviation sector was made to go through a different test for each day elapsed with the crises in various types, said: ‘A fall in the flights of the airline of our country realizing the highest numbers of flights on daily basis at a rate of one in fifth even for one day as a result of extraordinary weather conditions will cause a substantial loss of income.’’

THE SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE ISTANBUL AIRPORT MORE

The Academic Member of the Istanbul Gelisim University, Dr. Oğuz Yıldız, who underlined that it was necessary to take some measures in order to prevent any losses arising from the failure of realizing the scheduled flights in Istanbul where more snowfall is forecasted especially at Friday night, said: ‘’It is estimated that the snowfall will rather affect the airlines operating at the Istanbul Airport and at the same time, its passengers and employees. As a consequence, it may be an important strategy in respect of the prevention of possible losses to direct the related airlines to other countries having passenger potential in order to pick up cargos and passengers while the weather conditions are flightworthy.’’

Mr. Yıldız having emphasized that it was possible to mentioned about the additional income losses since the fact that any failure of realization of a flight will make the realization of other connecting flights indicated that this process due to be experienced for a short period of time will affect the airlines on daily basis.