Foreign Airlines Increase the Number of Transit Flights Through Turkmenistan

Foreign airlines are increasing the number of transit flights carried out through Turkmenistan and are more actively using the country's airports for refueling. This was stated in an article by Hajymammet Nyyazgeldiyev, senior dispatcher of the civilian sector of the Main Center of the Unified Air Traffic Management System of the Ashgabat International Airport of the "Turkmenhowayollary" Agency, published in the newspaper "Neutral Turkmenistan."

H. Nyyazgeldiyev noted that the interest of foreign airlines in using Turkmenistan's airspace and airports for transit flights and aircraft refueling has significantly increased.

Air traffic activity is also consistently rising. In this regard, he emphasized that foreign companies prefer to operate on the shortest routes between Europe and Asia, which are equipped with the most modern control and navigation equipment.

According to him, foreign carriers choose the Turkmen route due to its modern navigation infrastructure. The country's airports are equipped with innovative radar and navigation air traffic control systems from the French company "Thales." The air traffic control service serves aircraft from more than 200 airlines worldwide.

The Ashgabat International Airport, opened in 2016 and recognized as a leading technological complex in Central Asia, is capable of receiving any type of aircraft and serving 1,600 passengers per hour. Turkmenistan participates in more than 50 international agreements in the field of civil aviation, is a member of ICAO, and cooperates with the European Aviation Safety Agency. The introduction of new air routes along the North–South and East–West directions allows for an increase in the frequency of air communications.