In a clear sign of escalating tensions, Turkey has decided to avoid the passage of civil aircraft over Syrian airspace, reported Friday "CNN".
The two neighbors have been engaged in an increasingly bitter diplomatic conflict, when several mortar shells fired from the Syrian regular army attacked a Turkish city earlier this month.
This week, the Turkish Army fighter forced a Russian civil aircraft to land for inspection at an airport near Ankara, the road to Damascus.
In a statement, Prime Minister Erdogan confirmed the presence of illegal weapons on board, but Syria
and Russia responded harshly, considering this statement fraud Turkey.
Main lines affected by Ankara's decision to avoid Syrian space is what connects Turkish cities in Saudi Arabia.
Since Friday morning, instead of flying over Syria, civilian aircraft are using Jordan or the airspace of the Republic of North Cyprus.