Georgian air navigation service provider dismisses reports on entry of sanctioned cargo plane, explains aircraft not under EU sanctions
In its statement, the navigation service provider explained that under the Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, the overflight of a civil aircraft, registered in another state, in the airspace of Georgia is carried out based on the flight plan and does not require any permission of the aviation authority. Photo: Sakaeronavigatsia/Facebook
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Georgia's air navigation service provider Sakaeronavigatsia on Friday dismissed reports by several opposition-minded TV channels that a cargo plane under sanctions for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had entered the Georgian airspace last week.
Sakaeronavigatsia said Iran Air Cargo aircraft have not been under European Union sanctions, imposed in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and have been regularly performing flights to “71 destinations around the world”, including various European countries.
In its statement, the navigation service provider explained that under the Convention on International Civil Aviation, also known as the Chicago Convention, the overflight of a civil aircraft, registered in another state, in the airspace of Georgia is carried out based on the flight plan and does not require any permission of the aviation authority.
Regarding the specific flight, [...] we would like to inform you that according to the flight plan received by Sakaeronavigatsia from the Eurocontrol [the European Air Navigation Safety Organisation], the starting point of the flight of the aircraft is Zvartnots International Airport, in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan, which is a civil airport”, it said.
The Georgian Economy Ministry on Thursday dismissed reports by several opposition-minded TV channels that a cargo plane under sanctions for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had entered the Georgian airspace last week.
The Georgian Culture Ministry on Friday dismissed the allegations as “fake” on its alleged interference in the cancellation of performances from pro-Ukraine Russian artists Andrey Makarevich and Maksim Galkin, scheduled in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi in October.
Guram Guramishvili, the Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, on Wednesday dismissed reports by several opposition-minded TV channels that a ship under sanctions for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine had entered the Black Sea port of Batumi.
The Georgian Revenue Service on Thursday rejected as “misinformation” a story aired on Mtavari Arkhi channel and a statement made by Levan Khabeishvili, a member of the United National Movement opposition party, that alleged oil had been imported in the country in circumvention of sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus since the start of the war in Ukraine.
Georgia's air navigation service provider Sakaeronavigatsia has joined the New Pan-European Network Service, a communications network created by European providers of air navigation services.