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Anadolu Agency, Turkey
Oct 15 2012
Armenian plane takes off after search
Bursa, 15 October: A Syria-bound Armenian plane was allowed on Monday
to take off from Turkey after Turkish authorities concluded searching
the cargo of the aircraft for possible military equipment, Bulent
Arinc, Turkish deputy prime minister, told reporters.
The Antonov 12 aircraft of the Armenian cargo airline Air Armenia made
"a technical landing" in Turkey's eastern province of Erzurum in what
the Turkish officials had called "a routine procedure."
Turkish diplomatic sources have said the Armenian aviation authorities
had declared that the plane carried humanitarian aid bound for Aleppo,
Syria.
"The plane was grounded, its cargo was searched and it was let to take
off after it was understood that it carried humanitarian aid," Arinc
said.
"We are taking this issue very seriously. We are very diligent on our
duty," he added.
Turkish sources have said the Armenian cargo company filed last week
on Wednesday a request to use the Turkish airspace, and that Turkey
had granted the Armenian plane the permission only on the condition
that Turkish authorities searched the cargo.
Sources added that the grounding of the plane was a routine procedure
and it complied with the 1944 Chicago Convention on Civil Aviation.
Oct 15 2012
Armenian plane takes off after search
Bursa, 15 October: A Syria-bound Armenian plane was allowed on Monday
to take off from Turkey after Turkish authorities concluded searching
the cargo of the aircraft for possible military equipment, Bulent
Arinc, Turkish deputy prime minister, told reporters.
The Antonov 12 aircraft of the Armenian cargo airline Air Armenia made
"a technical landing" in Turkey's eastern province of Erzurum in what
the Turkish officials had called "a routine procedure."
Turkish diplomatic sources have said the Armenian aviation authorities
had declared that the plane carried humanitarian aid bound for Aleppo,
Syria.
"The plane was grounded, its cargo was searched and it was let to take
off after it was understood that it carried humanitarian aid," Arinc
said.
"We are taking this issue very seriously. We are very diligent on our
duty," he added.
Turkish sources have said the Armenian cargo company filed last week
on Wednesday a request to use the Turkish airspace, and that Turkey
had granted the Armenian plane the permission only on the condition
that Turkish authorities searched the cargo.
Sources added that the grounding of the plane was a routine procedure
and it complied with the 1944 Chicago Convention on Civil Aviation.