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Sep 06, 2011 (newstodate): Three Canadair CRJ200 aircraft in the colors of the new carrier Artsakh Air are standing idle on the tarmac at Stepanakert Airport, in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
The carrier is owned by the republic's government that is also behind the now refurbished Stepanakert Airport, but no air traffic is allowed.
Plans are to launch flights between the airport and Yerevan, in Armenia, but Azerbaijan is strongly contesting the legality of the republic that it still considers part of its territory despite its loss in earlier wars.
Plans for opening of air traffic to Armenia have been continuously revised due to political pressure, and so far no exact date has still been set for start of traffic at Stepanakert Airport that has been out of service now for more than 20 years.
The carrier is owned by the republic's government that is also behind the now refurbished Stepanakert Airport, but no air traffic is allowed.
Plans are to launch flights between the airport and Yerevan, in Armenia, but Azerbaijan is strongly contesting the legality of the republic that it still considers part of its territory despite its loss in earlier wars.
Plans for opening of air traffic to Armenia have been continuously revised due to political pressure, and so far no exact date has still been set for start of traffic at Stepanakert Airport that has been out of service now for more than 20 years.