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The captain of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) flight J2-8717, operating en route Baku–Mineralnye Vody, made the decision to return to the airport without leaving Baku airspace immediately after takeoff and receiving a NOTAM (flight information) about the closure of the airspace over Makhachkala.
The aircraft safely landed at Heydar Aliyev International Airport at 10:13 local time.
Further updates on flights to destinations in Russia will be provided soon.