UIA suspends start of flights to Baku until end of October

Ukraine International Airlines has suspended the start of flights to Baku until the end of October due to restrictions on entry into Azerbaijan because of the extension of quarantine measures.

“Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) is forced to suspend the start of flights to Baku. The resumption of flights has been postponed until the end of October due to restrictions on entry into Azerbaijan due to the extension of quarantine measures. The Government of Azerbaijan announced this information on September 30, 2020 by issuing NOTAM (a document announcing a change in procedures, the establishment of a ban / restriction on the use of airspace or the operation of airfields and other events),” the UIA press service informs.

In the future, UIA will closely monitor the epidemiological situation in the country, as well as the events in Nagorno-Karabakh, so as not to lose the opportunity to resume flights, if the required level of flight safety.

On the morning of September 27, Armenia and Azerbaijan resumed hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh region, blaming each other for firing on border areas and provoking violence. Both countries declared martial law and mobilization.

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