Rescue dogs sent to Turkey get first-class goodbye
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From cargo to business class
Turkish Airlines has said it had flown rescue dogs and their handlers, who had come to Turkey during the earthquake, for free on special flights in the business class. The special treatment was given to the dogs for their tremendous work during the Turkey earthquake rescue.
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Least we could do
The airline company did not want the souls who rescued so many people during the devastating earthquake to go back to their home on a cargo flight. So, they were put in the passenger cabin. Some of them even got upgraded to the business class. "It was the least we could to do show our appreciation for these heroic dogs' sincere and heroic efforts," a company representative told Insider.
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Flying heroes the way they deserve
"As we have been experiencing an extraordinary period within our evacuation operations due to earthquakes centered in our eastern regions and affecting all our country and nation, we fly our heroes, the rescue teams along with their dogs, which are let to sit in cabin (in business class as well) for this period," the airline was quoted as saying by Daily Mail.
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The countries
Media reports also stated that the dogs were flown home to Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary and China among others. After the devastating earthquake that rocked Turkey, several countries, including India, had sent teams for rescue work.
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Sniffing out
Rescue dogs had accompanied the teams that were sent to the country to help. The animals did a spectacular work in finding people from rubbles, that were caused by the quake that hit the country.
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The earthquake
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, followed by a series of jolts that killed over 50,000 people. It has been dubbed as one of the worst earthquakes in history.