KULOB, November 29, 2011, Asia-Plus  -- An air carrier, East Air, is reportedly ready to resume flights from Kulob to Moscow.

According to Ali Komilov, the director of Kulob International Airport, all misunderstandings related to planes of this air company in Tajikistan have been settled.  “Two Boeings of the company have been returned and flight certificates have been received,” Komilov noted.

“Appropriate bodies of Tajikistan have given permission to operate the Kulob-Moscow flight three times a week and the company is currently waiting for similar permission from the Russian side,” the Kulob airport director noted.

East Air is a charter airline based in Dushanbe.  Wikipedia reports the airline provides charter services for various airlines, including Eastok Avia and Iraqi Airways.

The East Air fleet reportedly consists of: 1 Airbus A320 (1); 2 Boeing 737-200 (one of them is operated by Tajik Air); 2 Boeing 737-300 (one of them is operated by Icar Air); and 2 Boeing 737-400 (one operating for Eastok Avia and one operating for Iraqi Airways.

East Air now operates to the following destinations: Russia (Moscow and St. Petersburg); and India (New Delhi).