KLM cancels flights over Azerbaijan due to Nagorno-Karabakh escalation

KLM cancels flights over Azerbaijan due to Nagorno-Karabakh escalation

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Logo of Air France KLM Group is pictured on the first Air France airliner's Airbus A350 during a ceremony at the aircraft builder's headquarters of Airbus in Colomiers

Logo of Air France KLM Group is pictured on the first Air France airliner’s Airbus A350 during a ceremony at the aircraft builder’s headquarters of Airbus in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, September 27, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights

AMSTERDAM, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Air France’s KLM said on Tuesday that it had cancelled five flights that were scheduled to fly over Azerbaijan due to the escalation in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

The affected flights were all flying from The Netherlands to Asian destinations.

One of the flights had initially taken off bound for Tokyo, but returned to Amsterdam mid-flight.

A KLM statement added it was mapping out the total impact and that it would inform its customers about the next steps as soon as possible.

Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout, Editing by William Maclean

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