Iran has a highly effective security apparatus able to deal with threats from neighbouring Afghanistan. While the Tajik-Afghan border is officially closed, I am not sure the Tajik Govt is able to deal with groups based in Afghanistan that wish to make trouble. Turkmenistan has buckets of cash from gas reserves; Tajikistan is poor and relies on opium/heroin smuggling from Afghanistan
The UK Govt has additional security controls for some flights from Antalya in Turkey to the UK. I just can't see the UK Govt allowing nonstop flights from Dushanbe to any UK airport, whatever Somon Air may promise.
Stansted's business development team need to look at other airlines.
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