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Turkish Airlines passengers need COVID-19 vaccination certificate, negative test result

Published : 30 Aug 2021, 00:35

  DF News Desk
File Photo Xinhua.

Turkey's national flag carrier Turkish Airlines announced on Sunday that passengers travelling on domestic routes will be required to submit a COVID-19 vaccination certificate or a negative COVID-19 test result before boarding, reported Xinhua.

Bilal Eksi, CEO of the company, said in a tweet that the new arrangement will be effective from Sept. 6.

The total number of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Turkey has exceeded 93 million, according to its health ministry.

The figure indicated that 76.8 percent of the eligible population took at least one dose of vaccine, the ministry added.