Russian Transport Ministry says consultations underway with Türkiye on refuelling Russia airplanes

The Russian Ministry of Transport is holding consultations with the Turkish side on separate issues of fuel supply to Russia airplanes, Report informs via RBC.

"There are no problems with ground handling at Turkish airports for Russian airlines," the representative of the agency assured, stressing that Russian airlines' flights to the country are operated in a regular mode.

He did not specify what exactly the subject of consultations on fuel supply is.

The day before, Turkish media reported that at the request of the United States, Ankara stopped servicing and refueling some aircraft from Russia and Belarus.

According to him, the Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade banned the supply of fuel and maintenance of Russian and Belarusian aircraft manufactured using American raw materials. At the same time, Aeroflot and S7 told RBC that the flights were operating normally.