Turkey Does Not Rule Out Direct Flights From Newly-Commissioned Rize-Artvin Airport To Baku
Date
5/14/2022 3:13:49 PM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 14. The Turkish
government does not rule out the possible opening of direct flights
from the Rize-Artvin airport to Baku, the Turkish government told
Trend .
It was noted that for this purpose, negotiations can be held
between the relevant bodies of Turkey and Azerbaijan.
'The commissioning of the new Rize-Artvin airport is important
for the Turkish economy, as it will strengthen its role in
international cargo transportation, which is also in the interests
of fraternal Azerbaijan,' the Turkish government said.
On May 14 President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev
and President of the Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan
attended the inauguration of the Rize-Artvin Airport in
Turkiye.
Rize-Artvin Airport, the foundation stone of which was laid on
April 3, 2017 with the participation of President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan, is the second in Turkey after Ordu-Giresun and the fifth
airport in the world built on a land drained from the sea.
The new airport, capable of receiving large modern-type
aircraft, fully meets modern standards. The length of the runway of
the new airport, built in parallel to the sea, is 3,045 meters.
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