11.   The Russian presence and the subsequent political wrangling delayed use of the airport for both military and aid flights for weeks.

12.   The Sarajevo airport has been closed to aid flights for over two months and to all flights for over a week.

13.   The World Food Program resumed aid flights only Thursday.

14.   A humanitarian aid flight from Russia in December had to spend several days in neighboring Iran until it received the go ahead.

15.   A Russian aid flight for Yugoslav refugees was delayed Thursday because Bulgarian authorities demanded new documents authorizing the shipment, an official said.

16.   A Russian group also is planning an aid flight to Iraq, probably on Monday.

17.   A similar humanitarian aid flight organized by Zhirinovsky in December had to spend several days in neighboring Iran until it received permission to proceed to Baghdad.

18.   A U.S. relief plane was hit by Serb gunfire Saturday and all aid flights to Sarajevo were canceled, U.N. officials said.

19.   A similar humanitarian aid flight organized by Zhirinovsky in December spent several days in Iran until it received permission to proceed to Iraq.

20.   A similar humanitarian aid flight organized by Zhirinovsky in December spent several days in Iran until it received permission to proceed to Baghdad.