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Apr 31, 2011 (newstodate): Tensions are rising as the Stepanakert Airport in the disputes Nagorno-Karabagh region is readying to launch traffic from May.
Stepanakert Airport, in the disputed Nagorno-Karabagh region under de-facto Armenian control since the war with Azerbaijan in the 90ies, has been inoperative for 20 years, but plans are to reopen it with flights from Yerevan, Armenia.
While the airport has now been equipped to handle fresh traffic, Azerbaijan is threatening to shoot down commercial aircraft operating into of from the airport, applying to ICAO to deny Nagorno-Karabagh the rights to open the airport, considering the airspace an Azer military zone.
Stepanakert Airport, in the disputed Nagorno-Karabagh region under de-facto Armenian control since the war with Azerbaijan in the 90ies, has been inoperative for 20 years, but plans are to reopen it with flights from Yerevan, Armenia.
While the airport has now been equipped to handle fresh traffic, Azerbaijan is threatening to shoot down commercial aircraft operating into of from the airport, applying to ICAO to deny Nagorno-Karabagh the rights to open the airport, considering the airspace an Azer military zone.