Kyrgyzstan halted flights leaving the country's main airport near the capital Bishkek today, citing a snowstorm that it said had affected conditions for takeoff. This is the second time this year Kyrgyzstan's main airport has stopped flights from departing the airport. The spokeswoman could not immediately say when departures would resume. <br/> <br/>Authorities have been especially cautious since a Turkish cargo plane flying in foggy conditions crashed into a village close to the airport in January last year, killing 39 people.<br/><br/>Central Asia, a landlocked region positioned between western China and Iran has seen bouts of wild weather and temperatures well below seasonal averages this year.<br/>