Turkey denied permission for Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s plane to fly through its airspace to Azerbaijan to attend the COP29 climate summit, which he skipped, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Turkey reportedly denied an official request from Israeli authorities for Herzog's plane to traverse Turkish airspace, which was the only viable air route from Israel to Azerbaijan.

Ankara reportedly denied an Israeli request for the president's aircraft to fly through Turkish airspace to go to the COP29 conference in Baku

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Turkey effectively blocked Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s participation in the COP29 climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, last week. Ankara denied permission for Herzog's aircraft to fly over Turkish airspace, according to several reports citing Azerbaijan and Turkey’s officials.

Ankara did not agree to allow the flight carrying Israeli President Isaac Herzog through its airspace to the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan. Turkey refused to permit the flight with Israeli President Isaac Herzog through its airspace,

Ankara did not agree to allow the flight carrying Israeli President Isaac Herzog through its airspace to the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan. Turkey refused to allow the flight with Israeli President Isaac Herzog through its airspace,

Türkiye denied permission for Israeli President Isaac Herzog's plane to fly over its airspace, leading to the cancellation of his visit to the UN climate conference in Baku, reports Milliyet. The report states that President Isaac Herzog canceled his planned visit to the UN climate conference held in Baku,