S7 ceases all international flights
Mar 5, 2022, 2:06 am
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S7 ceases all international flights
S7 has ceased all international flights due to the ongoing conflict.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aer...ts-2022-03-04/
Unsure if their aircraft might be at risk of seizure.
https://www.reuters.com/business/aer...ts-2022-03-04/
Unsure if their aircraft might be at risk of seizure.
Mar 5, 2022, 8:22 am
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From CNN this morning:
Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline, will suspend all flights abroad from March 8 — except flights to Minsk, Belarus — Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported Saturday.
Passengers with return tickets to Russia will not be allowed on international flights from March 6 if the departing flight is scheduled from March 8 “to mitigate the risks of impossibility to use return flights to Russia,” according to the report.
It comes after the majority government-owned carrier’s ability to sell seats was crippled on Thursday after being removed from the global distribution system, marking the latest measure against Russia's aviation industry after most of the western world closed airspace to Russian aircraft.
RIA Novosti cites “the occurrence of additional circumstances that impede the operation of flights” as the reason behind the temporary cancellations.
Rossiya and Aurora airlines will also cancel international flights, the report added.
Passengers with return tickets to Russia will not be allowed on international flights from March 6 if the departing flight is scheduled from March 8 “to mitigate the risks of impossibility to use return flights to Russia,” according to the report.
It comes after the majority government-owned carrier’s ability to sell seats was crippled on Thursday after being removed from the global distribution system, marking the latest measure against Russia's aviation industry after most of the western world closed airspace to Russian aircraft.
RIA Novosti cites “the occurrence of additional circumstances that impede the operation of flights” as the reason behind the temporary cancellations.
Rossiya and Aurora airlines will also cancel international flights, the report added.
Mar 5, 2022, 7:19 pm
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You'd have to be very confident that the local courts wouldn't uphold international seizure requests. I mean, odds are it would be ok, but...
Mar 6, 2022, 8:01 am
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There are still a number of airlines operating flights from Russia. Russian airlines meanwhile became domestic only and will soon become as dangerous to fly as in the mid 1990’s. Maintenance IS a thing.