By Nane Sahakian
YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — An Armenian airline has been banned from operating commercial flights through Turkish airspace for still unclear reasons, its representative said on Monday, May 1.
On April 29, a Flyone Armenia plane operating a flight from Paris to Yerevan had to land in Chisinau, Moldova, after Turkey’s aviation authorities banned it from entering the country’s airspace. Flyone Armenia said it had not been informed about the decision in advance.
The Armenian airline’s representative told RFE/RL’s Armenian Service that they still did not know why Turkey had revised its permission.
“Some of our flights to Europe that are operated through Turkish airspace cannot be carried out using Turkish airspace for the time being. We have no information about the reasons,” Aram Ananyan, chairman of Flyone Armenia’s board, said.
He said that the Armenian airline had received all the permissions to operate flights through Turkish airspace during the 2023 summer season in advance. “We do not see any reason related to any aviation activity that would lead to this decision,” Ananyan added.