Turkish Airlines begins
flights to Somalia
The first major
commercial airline in more than 20 years has landed at Mogadishu
airport in war-torn Somalia.
Turkish Airlines says it is the start of a regular service to the Somali
capital, the first by an international carrier from outside East
Africa. Turkey's
Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bosdag was on board the flight, which was welcomed
by the Somali president.

