Turkish officials say Istanbul’s busy Ataturk International Airport has reopened, hours after three suicide bombers killed 36 and wounded 147.
Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told reporters that air traffic returned to normal and “Our airport has been opened to flights and departures from 02:20 (local time) on,” in a press statement at the airport early Wednesday morning.
Turkish Airline’s website says “flight operations have been restarted” and instructs passengers to monitor actual flight information.
Earlier, it seemed several flights were delayed, with about one-third cancelled.
NATO’s chief in a statement strongly condemned the “horrific attacks” and said Turkey’s 27 allies in the U.S-led political and military organization stand with it.
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary-general, said: “My thoughts are with the families of the victims, those injured and the people of Turkey.
“There can be no justification for terrorism,” Stoltenberg said. “NATO Allies stand in solidarity with Turkey, united in our determination to fight terrorism in all its forms.”
Meanwhile, one Ukrainian and one Iranian citizen were among the dead, officials from those countries said.
Iran said it had suspended all flights to Istanbul’s main international airport until “safety and security are guaranteed,” but added it may resume operations later Wednesday.