British schoolchildren stranded in Istanbul airport

  16 July 2016    Read: 1174
British schoolchildren stranded in Istanbul airport
Flight disruption has left a party of British school children stranded at Istanbul Ataturk Airport.
Some 41 students and seven members of staff from the Arthur Terry School in Sutton Coldfield have been stuck at the airport since their connecting flight to South Africa was grounded. They left Birmingham on Friday evening.

A school spokesman said: "The students are safe and well and they are accompanied by seven outstanding and experienced members of staff and a member of the British embassy.

"The headteacher has been in constant communication with the British Consulate, parents and the assistant headteacher, who is accompanying the students.

"We would like to reassure parents and our community that we are working with the authorities and will update you further."

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