Turkish Airlines evacuates over 417,000 people from quake disaster zones

Türkiye's flag carrier Turkish Airlines has so far evacuated 417,199 earthquake victims from quake-hit provinces, its general manager said on March 1.

Via 2,442 round trip flights, 277,439 searches and rescue staff and aid personnel were also transferred to the provinces, Bilal Eksi tweeted, Anadolu reports.

Turkish Airlines also operated 418 cargo flights and carried 16,062 tons of aid material to the disaster zone, he added.

More than 45,000 people have died in the magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, which centred in Kahramanmaras and struck 10 other provinces as well on February 6 – Hatay, Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakir, Kilis, Osmaniye, Sanliurfa, and Elazig.