Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said that the border with Armenia will be opened once Yerevan and Baku sign a peace deal.
Kamal Isayev had travelled to Turkey via Georgia by train, but was stopped at Istanbul airport on his way home.
Turkey has confirmed that the plane was en route to Turkey from Azerbaijan.
The move comes after Western states increased their sanctions on Russian oil.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also said the announcement that Azerbaijan is lifting its trade restrictions with Armenia was ‘extremely important’.
Abakarov was allegedly behind a Telegram channel accused of organising protests at Makhachkala airport in 2023.
The airline has not yet provided a start date or potential flight frequency.
