Foreign airlines cancel their flights to Russia due to plane crash in Kazakhstan
Date: 2024-12-27 Author: Кирило Загоруйко Categories: WORLD
On Friday, December 27, several Russian airports have temporarily suspended operations, introducing the "Carpet" plan. In addition, foreign airlines are canceling their flights to Russia after the Embraer crash in Kazakhstan.
This was reported by the Russian Telegram channel "Baza".
It is noted that the airports of Sochi, Kazan, Astrakhan and Volgograd have suspended operations. The Federal Air Transport Agency stated that the restrictions were introduced "to ensure the safety of flights of civil aircraft." Local Telegram channels wrote that the "Carpet" plan was introduced due to the threat of drone strikes.
In addition, Russian media reported in the morning that the restrictions on the operation of the airports of Astrakhan and Volgograd had allegedly already been lifted.
In addition, after the Embraer crash in Kazakhstan, two foreign airlines canceled flights to the Russian Federation.
Another Russian Telegram channel shared that the Kazakh airline QAZAQ AIR suspended flights on the Astana-Yekaterinburg route. The company noted that the decision was made to ensure safety. Russian media emphasized that flights on this route were canceled from December 28 to January 27, 2025.
"The suspension of flights was carried out to ensure the safety of passengers and crew members based on the results of an ongoing risk assessment of flights to Russia," the press release from QAZAQ AIR said.
It is interesting that flights to Omsk and Novosibirsk remain on the airline's schedule. Passengers were promised a refund for the canceled flights.
The Israeli airline El Al also notified about the suspension of flights from Tel Aviv to Moscow. The company's press service said that the decision would be in effect for a week. After that, specialists will assess the situation and decide whether it is safe to resume flights.
Another Russian Telegram channel reported that an Azerbaijan Airlines plane flying from Baku to Mineralnye Vody was forced to return to the departure airport due to the closure of airspace over Makhachkala.
