Thursday, November 28 2019 14:08

ArmInfo.There are no Armenian citizens at Istanbul Airport who were unable to fly to Yerevan due to the stop of flights of the Turkish AtlasGlobal Airlines. This was  stated by the press secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of  Armenia Anna Naghdalyan, answering the corresponding question of  ArmInfo against the background of reports of allegedly tens of  Armenian passengers stranded in Istanbul airport.

<The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia contacted the  representative office of the Turkish airline and reports that at the  moment there are no Armenian citizens at the Istanbul airport. We  were also told that some citizens agreed to wait for the restoration  of the Istanbul-Yerevan flight and will return to Yerevan on December  21. No official statements were received from the citizens of the  Republic of Armenia either.  Moreover, many of our compatriots were  warned about the cancellation of flights>, said Naghdalyan, urging  the Armenian media to directly notify the Ministry of Foreign Affairs  if citizens contact them.

To note, from November 26 to December 21, 2019 the Turkish  AtlasGlobal Airlines will not operate flights in connection with the  restructuring. The company made such a decision to reform the  financial structure and optimize the payment of funds. AtlasGlobal  promises to assess the damage caused to customers who have already  bought tickets by December 15 and pay the necessary compensation.

Until December 16, ticket sales are completely stopped. The Ministry  of Transport of the Republic and the Civil Aviation Administration  said that they are in control of the situation and make sure that all  the rights of the company's customers are respected.  AtlasGlobal is  a small airline with a fleet of about 30 aircraft. It operates  scheduled and charter passenger flights to 30 destinations in Europe,  Asia, and within Turkey.