The plane carrying Israeli President Isaac Herzog has taken an eight-hour route to Kazakhstan for his two-day visit after avoiding Türkiye airspace, TRT World reports, citing Israeli media.
Israel’s Channel 12 reported that the aircraft followed an alternative route via Europe and Russia to avoid entering Turkish airspace, extending the flight time to eight hours.
In November 2024, Türkiye also denied Herzog permission to use its airspace for a flight to COP29 in Baku, after which he cancelled the trip citing “security concerns”.
