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Anadolu Agency (AA), Turkey
October 15, 2012 Monday
Turkey-grounded Armenian plane takes off after cargo search
A Syria-bound Armenian plane took off from Turkey after Turkish
authorities concluded searching the cargo of the aircraft for possible
military equipment. ERZURUM Armenian plane Turkey cargo cargo Turkey
cargo Turkey Armenian plane cargo A Syria-bound took off on Monday
from after Turkish authorities concluded searching the of the aircraft
for possible military equipment, a local official told reporters.
The Antonov 12 aircraft of the Armenian airline Air Armenia made "a
technical landing" in '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. Turkish
sources have said the Armenian company filed last week on Wednesday a
request to use the Turkish airspace, and that had granted the the
permission only on the condition that Turkish authorities searched the
.
Sources added that the grounding of the plane was a routine procedure
and it complied with the 1944 Chicago Convention on Civil Aviation.
The official said the humanitarian aid was sent by the Armenian government.
From: A. Papazian
October 15, 2012 Monday
Turkey-grounded Armenian plane takes off after cargo search
A Syria-bound Armenian plane took off from Turkey after Turkish
authorities concluded searching the cargo of the aircraft for possible
military equipment. ERZURUM Armenian plane Turkey cargo cargo Turkey
cargo Turkey Armenian plane cargo A Syria-bound took off on Monday
from after Turkish authorities concluded searching the of the aircraft
for possible military equipment, a local official told reporters.
The Antonov 12 aircraft of the Armenian airline Air Armenia made "a
technical landing" in '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. Turkish
sources have said the Armenian company filed last week on Wednesday a
request to use the Turkish airspace, and that had granted the the
permission only on the condition that Turkish authorities searched the
.
Sources added that the grounding of the plane was a routine procedure
and it complied with the 1944 Chicago Convention on Civil Aviation.
The official said the humanitarian aid was sent by the Armenian government.
From: A. Papazian