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MAR 30, 2005 (newstodate): A rift has developed between Turkey and Armenia over the use of Turkish airspace.
Turkey recently blocked the entry into its aprspace to an Armavia aircraft en-route from Aleppo, Syria, to Yerevan.
The use of Turkish airspace for overflights is crucial to Armenian airlines that may otherwise have to fly via Russia or Ukraine, which entails significantly longer flying times.
Sources say Turkey quotes "technical reasons" for its limitation on Armenian overflights.
Turkey recently blocked the entry into its aprspace to an Armavia aircraft en-route from Aleppo, Syria, to Yerevan.
The use of Turkish airspace for overflights is crucial to Armenian airlines that may otherwise have to fly via Russia or Ukraine, which entails significantly longer flying times.
Sources say Turkey quotes "technical reasons" for its limitation on Armenian overflights.