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Two Turkish Airlines flights bound to UK forced to turn mid-air following UK decision to ban Boeing 737 Max planes

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300 people who were planning to fly from the UK to Istanbul are stranded at Birmingham and Gatwick airports

Two Turkish Airlines aircraft have turned around in mid-air after the UK banned the Boeing 737 MAX 8 type from British airspace.

The aircraft were bound from Istanbul airport to Birmingham and Gatwick.

Via The Independent

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