Georgian flight marks end of Russian air embargo
AFP, March, 2008
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TBILISI, Georgia (AFP) — A passenger plane on Tuesday flew from the Georgian capital Tbilisi to Moscow, ending an 18-month air embargo imposed by Russia as part of its sanctions against the Western-leaning ex-Soviet republic.
The Georgian Airways Boeing 737 with 90 registered passengers was seen off from Tbilisi Airport by Georgia's ambassador to Moscow and its economy minister and arrived at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport shortly after 1700 GMT.
The flight across the Caucasus mountains marked the first softening of an economic blockade imposed by the Kremlin in October 2006 amid rapidly worsening relations with Georgia, which had angered Moscow by applying to join NATO.
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