Georgia refuses to accept plane with Kazakh football players due to EU sanctions

Georgia denied landing for a charter plane carrying the players of Kazakhstan's Aktobe FC, the Civil Aviation Agency of Georgia said, Report informs via Georgian media.

The reason for the refusal to accept the flight was that it was carried out by the Russian airline UVT AERO, which is under sanctions and is included into EU's "black list".

In addition, the manufacturer's restrictions are imposed on the aircraft on which the flight was carried out.

For this reason, the airline had to be changed. In the new application, the flight will be operated by Kazakhstan's SCAT Airlines, which has received permission from the agency.

It is reported that the players will take part in a match of the UEFA Conference League.