Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) says Turkmenistan Airlines (T5, Ashgabat) has settled all outstanding debts payable to the country's air navigation service provider, FSUE SAC (Federal State Unitary Enterprise "State ATM Corporation").
Rosaviatsia had warned on Thursday, September 15, that the Turkmen national carrier risked being banned from transiting Russia's skies from Monday, September 19 onwards if it did not immediately settle USD220,000 in arrears.
However, in a statement issued on Friday, September 16, the regulator noted that the debt had since been cleared with FSUE SAC to continue rendering services to the carrier.
Turkmenistan Airlines is using Russian airspace on flights to Moscow Domodedovo, St. Petersburg, Minsk National, Birmingham, GB, and London Heathrow.
