Istanbul Flooding Diverts 51 Flights (traveltourister.com)

Istanbul's worst flash flooding since 1942 killed three people and sent water into the arrivals hall at Istanbul Airport, where 51 flights were diverted and 19 cancelled, including seven arrivals and 12 departures. Turkey's State Meteorological Service has issued orange and yellow alerts for 48 provinces ahead of a second weather front expected over Istanbul on the evening of October 16, with Turkish Airlines, Pegasus, easyJet and SunExpress among the carriers exposed.