KYIV. Jan 14 (Interfax-AVN) - Two AN-124-100 Ruslan planes freighted by the German Defense Ministry for humanitarian aid transportation to Afghanistan are delayed in the Kyiv airport, Executive Director of Antonov Airlines Konstantin Lushakov said on Monday.
"The departure of the planes is delayed due to unsolved problems on behalf of the customer," Lushakov told Interfax- Military News Agency.
The planes capable of airlifting up to 130 tonnes each are loaded and ready to take off. They were freighted by the Bundeswehr through a German mediator company.
Antonov Airlines and Russia's Volga-Dnieper airlines are the leading operators of AN-124-100 Ruslan planes on the global market of off-gauge cargo transportation. Antonov has eight Ruslans and Volga-Dnieper nine aircraft of that type, Lushakov said.