Turkish Airlines cancels flights to Brussels after blasts

Turkey’s national flagship carrier on Tuesday cancelled two scheduled flights to Brussels after the city’s main airport was rocked by two explosions.

According to Anadolu Agency, reciprocal flights between Istanbul’s two airports – Sabiha Gokcen and Ataturk – and Brussels’ Zaventem Airport have been cancelled, Turkish Airlines (THY) announced.

Further announcements will come for the other scheduled flights during the day.

Two separate explosions hit the airport in Brussels Tuesday morning, and according to preliminary reports left at least 13 people dead and 35 others injured, local media reports said.

The cause of the explosion is currently unclear.

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