Air Astana to abandon flights over Karabakh airspace
21:26, 19 September 2023
Kazakhstan’s major airline Air Astana is to abandon the flying zone of Nagorno-Karabakh region, Kazinform reports.
“Due to unstable situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, flights of the Air Astana Group of Companies from/to Turkiye, Europe, and Israel are to avoid the region’s territory. The airline closely follows the situation and takes all flight safety measures,” reads the statement of the company.
Earlier, the Azerbaijani defense ministry announced the continuation of local anti-terror measures in Karabakh region, which the Armenian side saw as diplomatic preparation for military escalation in the region.
Earlier it was reported that Air Astana commissioned a new Flight Training Centre.
