Passenger transportation between Nakhchivan and Iğdır continues with specially allocated buses.
This was reported to Modern.az by the Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency (AYNA).
"As is known, flights at Nakhchivan International Airport have been temporarily suspended. To organize trips for Azerbaijani citizens from the capital to Nakhchivan and in the opposite direction, flights are arranged from Baku to Iğdır, Turkey. The transportation of passengers from Iğdır to Nakhchivan and in the opposite direction is carried out free of charge by specially allocated buses by the Azerbaijan Land Transport Agency (AYNA)," AYNA stated.
The agency noted that transportation from Nakhchivan Bus Terminal to Iğdır Airport and in the opposite direction is carried out with 7 large-capacity buses. At the same time, reserve vehicles have also been allocated for transportation.
Since March 5, a total of 19 flights have been carried out, and 673 people have been transported from Nakhchivan to Iğdır and in the opposite direction. The process continues.
It should be noted that on March 5, Nakhchivan International Airport was attacked by an unmanned aerial vehicle.
According to the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, technical means detected that the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent four unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan region to carry out attacks. One of them was neutralized by units of the Azerbaijani Army, while the others targeted civilian infrastructure objects, including a secondary school, during lessons.
Fortunately, the UAV aimed at the secondary school building did not reach its target and crashed and exploded near the school.
As a result of the incident, four civilians were injured.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan issued a statement regarding the incident, demanding that the Islamic Republic of Iran immediately clarify the situation, provide an explanation, and take necessary urgent measures to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents.
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mojtaba Demircilu, was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a strong protest was conveyed to the Iranian side.
