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Old Dec 16, 2025 | 6:20 am
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Booked flights (TK + Air Albania TK codeshare) from TK website. Air Albania grounded

I booked USA-Istanbul-Tirana from the Turkish airlines official website.
USA-Istanbul is on Turkish airlines and Istanbul-Tirana, Albania is on Air Albania (TK flight number, codeshare).

https://aerospaceglobalnews.com/news...nds-operation/

I saw a news that "On 10 December 2025, the Albanian Civil Aviation Authority suspended Air Albania’s operating license indefinitely, citing the carrier’s failure to comply with national civil aviation and regulatory standards. The suspension followed several days during which the airline had already cancelled all scheduled flights."

I checked my booking on the Turkish airlines official website and it still shows my reservations. However, when I try to book a flight with same itinerary from the Turkish airlines official website, it shows "We do not have any flights on the date and route you have selected or all our flights are sold out. Please change the date and/or route for a new flight search."

I found other flight options from Istanbul to Tirana, Albania.
IST-VIE (Turkish airlines) VIE-TIA (Austrian airlines) or
IST-ATH (Turkish airlines) ATH-TIA (Aegean airlines) or

SAW-TIA (Pegasus Airlines)

If Air Airbania is not operating, will TurKish airlines book me on other airline flights? Any recommendations how to handle this?

Thanks

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