Airlines from Turkey, Vietnam, and the United Arab Emirates have canceled dozens of flights to Moscow
On September 2, Moscow airports saw a sharp increase in the number of canceled flights by foreign airlines. In total, carriers canceled 27 flights to and from Moscow, which significantly exceeds the figures from the previous day.
The highest number of cancellations was recorded by the Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus, which canceled 12 flights, as well as by Turkish Airlines, Flydubai, Nesma Airlines, Shirak Air, Kuwait Airways, Iraqi Airways, and Somon Air. Most of the canceled flights were scheduled for nighttime and early morning.
The carriers gave various explanations for the schedule changes: specifically, Pegasus cited “technical and operational reasons,” while Turkish Airlines attributed the adjustments to a change in aircraft types. At the same time, the cancellations occurred amid warnings of potential risks to civil aviation in Russian airspace.
Source: “Agency.”
Earlier, Budanov confirmed Zelenskyy’s plans to close Russian airspace.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines, insurers, and other companies that use Russian airspace about the increasing danger of flying over Russia. According to him, due to the war and the activity of Ukrainian drones, Russian airspace will effectively become unsuitable for safe civilian flights.
