Dozens of flights in and out of Istanbul were canceled for Monday at Istanbul’s two airports after the city was blanketed by heavy snow, which also triggered the closure of schools and roads. TurkicWorld reports with reference to DailySabah

National flag carrier Turkish Airlines (THY) canceled 36 flights in and out of Istanbul Airport and 31 at Sabiha Gokchen, the city’s second airport, scheduled for Monday, Yahya Ustun, the carrier’s vice president of media relations, said on Twitter.
Budget airline Pegasus said it had canceled nearly 50 flights arriving or departing from Sabiha Gokchen.

Flights at Sabiha Gokchen were to be reduced by 15% on Monday due to the bad weather conditions, the airport operator HEASH said in a statement.

Both THY and Pegasus had canceled dozens of flights over the weekend as heavy snowfall and blizzards across Turkey caused traffic chaos and disrupted travel.

Vehicles and heavy machinery have been working to keep roads open, but authorities warned residents against all but essential travel. More snowfall is forecast for the coming days.

Two highways connecting Istanbul to the capital Ankara were reopened on Monday, after hours of closure.
Efforts to clear the snow enabled the resumption of traffic on the D-100 highway early Monday. The Trans-European Motorway (TEM) was reopened a few hours later.