Riyadh: The Saudi Arabian Airlines on Saturday night sent a passenger plane to bring Saudi nationals back home from Istanbul to Jeddah on flight SV3261.
The national carrier urged Saudis desiring to return home on flight SV3260 to call its office in Saudi Arabia and abroad on +96265777766 and +920022222.
It announced that it would resume on Sunday its regular flights to Turkey.
Five flights are scheduled from Jeddah, Riyadh, Medina and Dammam to Istanbul.
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Around 34,000 Saudi nationals were holidaying in Istanbul and Trabzon in Northern Turkey at the time of the failed military coup.
At least 71,000 Saudi tourists are scheduled to visit Turkey this summer, reported local Arabic daily Al-Riyadh.