Syria bans Turkish flights from airspace

14 Oct 2012, 9:53 am   -   Source: AAP

Syria has told Turkey to keep out of its airspace "in accordance with the principle of reciprocity".

Syria has banned Turkish passenger flights from its airspace.

State news agency SANA says the decision is "in accordance with the principle of reciprocity" and is in retaliation for Turkey's decision to stop Syrian civil flights over its territory.

The Turkish government has not announced a similar ban for Syrian civilian aircraft.

Turkish jets forced a Syrian passenger plane en route from Moscow to Damascus to make an emergency landing in Ankara on Thursday on suspicion it was carrying weapons.

Both Damascus and Moscow denied the claim, and the plane was allowed on Friday to continue on its journey.

Turkey had already stopped using Syrian airspace before the announcement.

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