Turkish Airlines to put foreign pilots on unpaid leave

Turkish Airlines will be putting foreign national pilots on unpaid leave to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its finances, according to company emails. The national flagship carrier has told some of the foreign crew by email that their leave starts from Nov. 1 and that the decision would be reviewed after six months. The company emails don’t state how many pilots will be affected. It wasn’t immediately clear whether Turkish nationals would also be affected. <br/>