INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russian passengers from boarding flights to Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Panama and other Latin American countries without explanation in
Turkish Airlines denied boarding to a handful of Russian passengers bound for cities like Buenos Aires and Sao Paolo for reasons including a
boarding on Turkish Airlines transfers to Latin American countries
ATOR also attributed the denials to concerns about illegal immigration to the United States
There has been a surge in Russians crossing the U.S.-Mexico border since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.Shot, a Telegram news
contacting the Russian consulate in Istanbul and pursuing legal action against Turkish Airlines.Turkey has become a key transit hub for
travel to and from Russia due to mutual airspace bans between Russia and Western countries imposed following the invasion of Ukraine.
