Banned Turkmenistan Airlines Leaves Thousands Stranded

Feb. 4, 2019
The CAA acted after the European Aviation Safety Agency suspended permission for it to fly in the EU.

Thousands of passengers have been left stranded after air regulators grounded Turkmenistan Airlines for safety reasons.

The UK's Civil Aviation Authority said flights from Birmingham and London's Heathrow to Amritsar, and Heathrow to New Delhi - which fly via Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - had been suspended.

The CAA acted after the European Aviation Safety Agency suspended permission for it to fly in the EU.

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