Turkmenistan Airlines banned: Thousands stranded after aviation chiefs ban flights for safety reasons

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Turkmenistan Airlines banned: Thousands stranded after aviation chiefs ban flights for safety reasons

KATY CLIFTON 
The Evening Standard

 

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Thousands of passengers have been left stranded after a budget airline with routes between the UK and India was blacklised for safety reasons.

 

Turkmenistan Airlines, which has been banned by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), flies from Heathrow and Birmingham to Delhi and Amritsar via Ashgabat. 

 

A notice from the Foreign Office to travellers from India says the airline has been banned to or from the EU pending confirmation that it meets international safety standards. 

 

Full story: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/turkmenistan-airlines-ban-thousands-stranded-after-aviation-chiefs-ban-flights-for-safety-reasons-a4057171.html

 

-- EVENING STANDARD 2019-02-04

[canopus1969]

Never heard of it, learn something new every day

 

https://www.wildjunket.com/ashgabat-turkmenistan/

[luk AJ]

I lived and worked nearly 5y in Turkmenistan, not surprised at all.
I once was the only passenger on Turkmenistan Airlines from Bangkok to Ashgabat.
Run by one of the last remaining dictators in the world. The current president was my dentist in 1999!


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[Penicillin]

40 minutes ago, luk AJ said:

I lived and worked nearly 5y in Turkmenistan, not surprised at all.
I once was the only passenger on Turkmenistan Airlines from Bangkok to Ashgabat.
Run by one of the last remaining dictators in the world. The current president was my dentist in 1999!


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Well,  a lot of people have to work two jobs to make ends meet. 

[KhunBENQ]

The ban is no loss as long as this country is in the firm grip of the dictator.

Individual travel close to impossible, always under close watch of state security officers.

A taste of North Korea in central Asia, an obstacle for overland travel to Asia/Thailand.

[bendejo]

There's an Indonesian airline that has a prayer card in the seat pouch, in multiple languages and religions.  Says a lot.

 

Is hashish legal in Ashgabat?

 

 

[tifino]

 

Borat will not be happy 

[Redline]

9 hours ago, luk AJ said:

I lived and worked nearly 5y in Turkmenistan, not surprised at all.
I once was the only passenger on Turkmenistan Airlines from Bangkok to Ashgabat.
Run by one of the last remaining dictators in the world. The current president was my dentist in 1999!


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Dentist to dictator ????????????

[Scott]

Off-topic post removed.  

 

[Dumbastheycome]

Has  this  Airline  had  any  crashes? Or is   another   nail  to hammer ?

[luk AJ]

Has  this  Airline  had  any  crashes? Or is   another   nail  to hammer ?

No crashes so far on international flights.


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