The Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia has not received an official message from the Turkish side about the closure of its airspace. Lilit Aghabekyan, assistant to the head of the Civil Aviation Committee of Armenia, told this to Armenian News-NEWS.am.

As reported earlier, on April 29, the Turkish aviation authorities canceled, without prior notice, the permission previously granted to FlyOne Armenia airline to operate flights to Europe through Turkish airspace. As a result, FlyOne Armenia’s Paris-Yerevan flight on that day had to land in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. And on Tuesday, FlyOne Armenia’s Yerevan-Paris-Yerevan flight was cancelled due to the aforesaid Turkish ban.

Turkey has banned FlyOne Armenia from using Turkish airspace when flying to other countries only. This Armenian airline’s direct flights to Turkey have not been prohibited.

Turkey has banned going to other countries only through its airspace. Direct flights to Turkey are not prohibited.

Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu explained the closure of the Turkish airspace by the opening of a monument in Yerevan to the members of Operation Nemesis.

"We will permit the planes [flying to and from Armenia] to our country if necessary. But we will not allow the flight of airplanes and private jets [flying to and from Armenia] through the airspace of our country as long as the provocations [by Armenia against Turkey and Azerbaijan] continue. If they [i.e., Armenia] don't stop them, we will resort to other means," said the Turkish FM.

The fountain-memorial dedicated to Operation Nemesis members, who organized the assassination of the Turkish ringleaders who carried out the Armenian Genocide, was opened on April 25 in downtown Yerevan.