All 56 passengers and crew aboard an Atlasjet flight in Turkey have been reported dead following a crash this morning.
The domestic flight from Istanbul to Isparta crashed in mountains less than eight miles from its destination. The privately-owned Turkish airline reported not adverse weather conditions and was unaware of any technical problems with the aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas 83.
Atlasjet is a domestic low-cost carrier based in Istanbul that also operates charter flights between Turkey and a substantial number of German cities, Italy, Spain and other European capitals, but no services from the UK.
It was launched in 2001 and is owned by two Turkish tourism group ETS and tour operator Oger Tours. Atlasjet has a fleet of 15 aircraft.