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By Nazrin Gadimova

Turkmenistan Airlines reported on launching a new flight to Paris, and preparation to launch flights to Milan, as well as Novosibirsk and other cities of Russia.

"The necessary conditions for the organization of international flights from Ashgabat to Munich, Rome, as well as to Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) are being created," the company reported.

The company plans to launch flights from the airport of Turkmenbashi to Istanbul, Moscow and Aktau, from the airport of Ashgabat - to Urumqi, Novosibirsk, Antalya, Kuala Lumpur, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Riga for the period until 2015.

Since 2008, Turkmenistan Airlines has been carrying out flights with a frequency of three times a week to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev. In August 2013, a regular flight was opened between Ashgabat and Ukrainian city of Lvov.

The majority of passengers on these flights are students studying at Ukrainian universities, representatives of business sectors, as well as holidaymakers who make tourist and private travel arrangements.

Turkmenistan is a full member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) - a specialized agency of the UN.

Currently, the national air fleet performs flights with Boeing-757, Boeing-737 and Boeing-717 aircrafts.

During the period of implementation of the National Program for the Development of Civil Aviation of Turkmenistan, the number of such aircraft will amount to 39.

Turkmenistan Airlines also performs regular flights to Abu Dhabi, Amritsar, Almaty, Bangkok, Birmingham, Delhi, Dubai, Kiev, London, Moscow, Minsk, Beijing, Istanbul, St Petersburg, Frankfurt and other cities.