Help us hit 500 members by the end of October Become a memberTurkey’s national carrier, the Turkish Airlines, has announced plans to begin direct flights to Yerevan, as the two neighbouring countries move towards normalising relations. If realised, the flights would mark the first time in years that Turkey’s national carrier operates a direct route to Armenia. At present, the only air connection between Yerevan and Istanbul is provided by Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus, after Armenian airline FlyOne Armenia was forced to suspend its operations through Turkish airspace due to a Turkish Turkish government-imposed ban in 2023. Later, Poland, another frequent transit route, began requiring a transit visa in addition to a Schengen visa for Armenian citizens traveling to the EU. One of the most contentious elements is the planned corridor connecting mainland Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave through Armenian territory.