Turkmenistan Suspends Flights To Kazan, Tatarstan

Kazan International Airport

Turkmenistan Airlines suspended flights from Ashgabat to Kazan, the capital of Russia's Republic of Tatarstan, from June 2, without explanation. The company said that instead of flying to Kazan, it will fly to Moscow, about 800 kilometers to the west. Until June 17, special free buses will be arranged to ferry passengers who have tickets from the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, to Kazan. Since April, Tatarstan has faced several drone attacks blamed on Ukraine. In August last year, Turkmenistan Airlines started sending its planes to Kazan instead Moscow amid drone attacks on buildings in the Russian capital. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Idel.Realities, click here.