Air Moldova’s plane that remained stuck in Antalya on June 4 following takeoff restrictions landed in Chisinau on Sunday, June 5. The restrictions on the second aircraft that is at the airport in Antalya are to be lifted today, IPN reports.
On June 4, tens of passengers got stuck at the airport in Turkey. Air Moldova said the restrictions were imposed after the provider from Turkey invoked unpaid debts owed by the Moldovan airline to it. ‘The provider from Turkey said the debts date from 2014, but were claimed from the airline in 2017, when Air Moldova was a state-run company. Also, according to the accounting data available following the privatization of the state-run company Air Moldova and the performed internal audits, all the bills towards the provider were paid. At the moment, Air Moldova does not have any debts to the Turkish provider,” says a press release issued by the operator.
The disruption in schedule affected also other regular flights. Therefore, the airline calls on the passengers to check the status of the flight on information boards at the airport. In the case of regular flights, passengers should check the email addresses indicated when buying a ticket. In the case of charter flights, like those to Antalya, the persons are urged to keep in touch with the tour operator from which the ticket was bought.
The Civil Aviation Authority said that the restrictions on the second aircraft, an A-319, are to be lifted today. However, in order to diminish the effects of the delay, Air Moldova asked to authorize additional flights of Turkish airlines.
“We remind that in the case of irregular, charter flights, when the passengers purchased a travel package from a travel agency and do not have direct contractual ties with the airline, they should submit demands and complaints to the travel agencies and later, if the result is unsatisfactory, to the Civil Aviation Authority,” noted the institution.
