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National Post
26-05-2025
- National Post
Flying into Turkey? Wait your turn to stand up on the plane or face a fine
When an aircraft lands at its destination, there are two kinds of people waiting to disembark: those waiting for their aisle's turn before standing to retrieve luggage and those immediately standing to retrieve their bags from overhead when the seatbelt light turns off. Article content Article content Effective May 2, those who do the latter when landing in Turkey could be fined. Article content The country's ministry of transport introduced the new regulation in response to 'a serious increase' in the number of travellers doing so even before the plane had finished taxiing to the gate and with the seatbelt warning still in place, despite the established norm and the warning from the flight crew. Article content Article content Article content 'Do not stand up or proceed in the aisle before it is your turn to exit. Passengers who do not comply with the rules will be reported … and an administrative fine will be imposed in accordance with the applicable legal regulations.' Article content The fine will come from the government, not the airline, whose role is only to file a 'passenger ignorance report' to Yüsek's office. Article content Article content Turkish Airlines, the behemoth flagship carrier that flies to a world-leading 131 countries, has already adopted the boilerplate sample on its flights, according to travel blogger site One Mile at a Time and Visa Digital Nomad. Article content Article content At long-running travel site View From the Wing, blogger Gary Leff took on the sometimes polarizing topic and wrote earlier this year that not only is it acceptable, but more people should do it. Article content He said it speeds up deplaning for everyone, and it's courteous to the person hemmed in the middle seat. Article content
CNA
20-05-2025
- Politics
- CNA
India arrests 11 accused of spying for Pakistan: Reports
NEW DELHI: Indian authorities have arrested nearly a dozen nationals for allegedly spying for Pakistan following their most serious conflict in decades, local media reported, citing police. At least 60 people died in fighting earlier this month triggered by an Apr 22 attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir that New Delhi accused Islamabad of backing - a charge Pakistan denies. Kashmir is claimed in full by both countries, which have fought multiple wars over the Himalayan territory since their 1947 independence from Britain. Broadcaster NDTV reported on Monday (May 19) that authorities had arrested nine alleged "spies" in the northern states of Haryana, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh. Punjab's director general of police Gaurav Yadav said on Monday that his team had arrested two people "involved in leaking sensitive military information". Police had received "credible intelligence inputs" that the two men were involved "in sharing classified details" related to New Delhi's strikes deep into Pakistan's territory on the night of May 6 to 7. A preliminary investigation showed they were in "direct contact" with handlers from Pakistan's intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and "had transmitted critical information concerning the Indian Armed Forces", Yadav added. In Haryana, police arrested a travel blogger last week on similar charges. Police say the accused woman travelled to Pakistan at least twice and had been in contact with an official from the country's embassy, local media reported. Others arrested include a student, a security guard and a businessman. The India Today news outlet reported 11 such arrests. It said the accused were "lured into the spy network through social media, monetary incentives, false promises, messaging apps and personal visits to Pakistan". The arrests come after the worst flare-up in violence between the nuclear-armed rivals since their last open conflict in 1999. A ceasefire was agreed after four days of missile, drone and artillery attacks that sparked fears of a descent into full-blown war.
