Further updates on flights to destinations in Russia will be provided soon, Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) told APA.
Noted that the captain of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) flight J2-8717, operating en route Baku–Mineralnye Vody, made the decision to return to the airport without leaving Baku airspace immediately after takeoff and receiving a NOTAM (flight information) about the closure of the airspace over Makhachkala.