JAKARTA - Turkey has denied access to its airspace to be passed by the plane of the Israeli leader Isaac Herzog who will head to the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana.

The regular route of the flight crosses Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, but after the route was diverted to Europe and Russia, the flight time from Tel Aviv to Astana was extended to eight hours.

Turkish airspace is currently closed to Israeli officials and planes carrying weapons.

The airspace remains open for commercial flights operated by third-country airlines, while Israeli airlines can use it for transit, a diplomatic source in Ankara told RIA Novosti as quoted by ANTARA, Tuesday, April 28.

Turkey severed diplomatic ties with Israel since the military operation in the Gaza Strip. Communication between the two countries is limited to emergency security contacts.


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