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Aircraft and transport. Russia bans flights over Syria

Moscow, Russia - "Commercial interests cannot prevail over the safety of people"

Rosaviatsia, the civil aviation authority of the Russian federation, banned all Russian airlines from flying through Syrian airspace until further notice, after that on Monday 29 April 2013 the crew of an Airbus A-320 operated by Nordwind Airlines with 159 passengers on board faced a dangerous situation while it was flying over the Middle-Eastern country. "The federal air transport agency believes...

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Rome, Italy, 04/30/2013 17:51
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