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Turkey Bans Business Aviation Flights En Route to Armenia
An overflight ban imposed on an Armenian airline has been retained for all private aircraft, according to the Ops Group
Map showing Turkey and Armenia
Private aircraft flights flying to and from Armenia have been banned from using Turkish airspace, according to the Ops Group. (Image: Google Maps)

The Turkish government is continuing to ban business aircraft from using the country’s airspace for flights to and from Armenia. According to the Ops Group, the ban remains in force even after officials rescinded an earlier ban on Armenian airline Flyone that was imposed in May, forcing one of its aircraft flying from Paris to the capital Yerevan to make an emergency landing in Chisinau, Moldova.

The Ops Group said that Turkey has not issued notams confirming the unexplained ban on private aircraft en route to Armenia. However, the group’s members have reported that some aircraft operators have been obliged to make tech stops in neighboring Georgia.