Thousands of passengers have been left stranded after air regulators grounded Turkmenistan Airlines for safety reasons.
The UK's Civil Aviation Authority said flights from Birmingham and London's Heathrow to Amritsar, and Heathrow to New Delhi - which fly via Ashgabat, Turkmenistan - had been suspended.
The CAA acted after the European Aviation Safety Agency suspended permission for it to fly in the EU.
It also flies from Frankfurt and Paris.
Set up in 1992 by the former Soviet Union state, its route to Amritsar is popular with the British Punjabi population.
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said the European Aviation Safety Agency had suspended the airline's flights to and from the EU "pending confirmation that it meets international air safety standards".
"This means that Turkmenistan Airlines flights between the UK (London Heathrow and Birmingham) and Turkmenistan (Ashgabat), do not have permission to travel to and from the UK," the FCO said.
Bad news for anyone planning to go to Turkmenistan
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Bad news for anyone planning to go to Turkmenistan
When all else fails, read the instructions.
Re: Bad news for anyone planning to go to Turkmenistan
From what I've heard about Turkmenistan it's probably good news not to have to go there.
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Re: Bad news for anyone planning to go to Turkmenistan
Why have I never woken up in the morning with an urge to visit Turkmenistan?
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Re: Bad news for anyone planning to go to Turkmenistan
Damn and I was just planning a trip there. Always wanted to see Turkeywhatsistan.