Another company in Russia stopped international flights!

Russia's largest charter airline, Azur Air, stopped international flights after Rosaviatsia's advice.

After the European states imposed a ban on leasing companies to lease aircraft to Russian-based airline companies due to Russia's Ukraine operation, Russian airline companies are stopping their international flights one by one.

After airline companies such as Pobeda, S7, PegasFly, Nordwind, and Royal Flight, Azur Air has announced that it will stop international flights as of 8 March.

Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) advised Russian airlines to stop international flights on the grounds that the planes could be confiscated.

It has been announced that Azur Air will only bring back international passengers between 6 and 8 March and will not carry passengers abroad. The company plans flights to repatriate passengers in Mexico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Turkey, Egypt, Vietnam and Maldives

Aeroflot stops international flights!

Russia's flag carrier, Aeroflot, will stop all international flights, except Belarus, from 8 March.

Aeroflot's aforementioned decision came after the recommendation of the Russian Federal Aviation Agency Rosaviatsiya to suspend flights from Russia to abroad from 6 March and from foreign countries to Russia from 8 March.

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the EU, the USA, the UK and some other countries decided to close their airspaces to Russian airlines

Airbus suspends operations in Russia

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many countries, especially the European Union and the USA, decided to impose sanctions on Russia. EU-based aviation giant Airbus also decided to support the sanctions.

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus announced that it has suspended support to Russian airlines and supply of spare parts to Russia.

The giant aircraft manufacturer also added that in line with the sanctions, it has suspended all operations of its engineering center in Russia.

BOEING WILL ALSO SUPPORT SANCTIONS!

On the other hand, US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing took a similar decision after US President Joe Biden announced that the airspace would be closed to Russian planes and that the sanctions would continue to increase.

It was stated that Boeing will suspend technical support to Russian airline companies and stop supplying spare parts

DHL Express also decided to impose sanctions against Russia

DHL Express, one of the world's largest logistics and cargo companies, has decided to impose sanctions on Russia.

DHL Express also participated in the sanctions imposed on Russia from various parts of the world after the Russia-Ukraine war. DHL Express, one of the most important transporters in the world, has decided not to accept shipments whose destination is Russia.

According to the information obtained; Parts, components, documents and miscellaneous shipments to Russia are rejected by DHL Express. It was reported that DHL Express, which took the aforementioned decision, would not accept shipments during the war

Boeing suspends support for Russian Airlines

While many countries continue to impose sanctions on Russia after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US aerospace giant Boeing has decided to impose sanctions against Russian airlines.

In a statement made by the US aerospace company Boeing, it was stated that the company will suspend its support to Russian airlines.

"We have suspended our main operations in Moscow and temporarily closed our office in Kiev, Ukraine. We are also suspending parts, maintenance and technical support services for Russian airlines. As the conflict continues, our teams are focused on ensuring the safety of our teammates in the region," Boeing said in a statement. ' he said

Russia closed its airspace to 36 countries

After Russia's attack on Ukraine, the Kremlin retaliated against the airspace decision taken by the EU countries. Russia closed its airspace to aircraft of 36 countries.

In the statement made by the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency ( Rosaviatsiya

), it was reported that in accordance with the norms of international law, European states responded to the closure of the airspace to Russian planes or the flights of civil planes registered in Russia.

In the statement, which stated that restrictions were imposed on airline companies of 36 countries, the countries whose Russian airspace was closed are listed as follows:

“Austria, Albania, England, Belgium, Bulgaria, British Virgin Islands, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Denmark, (including Greenland, Faroe Islands) Jersey, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, Cyprus, Latvia , Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, Croatia, Czechia, Sweden, Estonia” 

Lufthansa suspends flights to Russia

German airline Lufthansa has suspended its flights to and from Russia for a week.

In a statement from the company, "Lufthansa will not use Russian airspace for the next 7 days due to the current and newly developing regulatory situation. During this period, flights to Russia will be stopped." statement was included.

In the statement, it was emphasized that the planes in the Russian airspace will leave the field in a short time, and it was stated that the situation is closely followed and close contact with national and international authorities

EU bans aircraft supply to Russia

The European Union banned the supply and rental of aircraft to Russia, as well as their insurance and maintenance

Thus, all aircraft purchased from Europe will be returned to their owners. The ban covers old contracts.

It was learned that the Ministry of Transport of Russia is planning a meeting for a solution.

Bulgaria closes its airspace to Russian flights!

The Bulgarian Minister of Transport said that this decision is a result of the escalation of the military conflict and a sign of solidarity with Ukraine.

Britain also expanded the flight ban decision it took yesterday and included Russian private jets in the ban.

Transport Minister Grant Shapps used the following statements in his post on Twitter:

"(Russian President Vladimir) Putin's actions are illegal and anyone taking advantage of Russia's aggression in Ukraine is not welcome here. I have extended our ban so that no Russian private jet can fly or land in UK airspace. (Decision) Effective from now on. "

Britain announced yesterday that it will impose sanctions on the largest Russian airline company Aeroflot for Russia's attack on Ukraine.

After the said decision, the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency also stated that the British aviation authorities took "unfriendly" decisions towards Russian aircraft and said, "As of February 25, aircraft owned by the UK, registered in the UK or leased by someone affiliated with the UK, will be transferred to Russian airspace. They are prohibited from entering." had used the phrase.

Birds do not fly in the region because of the war!

After Russia's intervention in Ukraine, many regions were bombed. Ukraine and Moldova airspaces were closed due to the situation.

An interesting image emerged after the country's airspace was closed to flights on FlightRadar, where flight tracking was carried out. The airspace remained empty in the region where military insults were experienced.

Belarus has announced that it has suspended flights from Minsk to the south of the country. Moldova also closed its airspace to all flights as of 13:00 due to the military intervention of Russia.

Here is the image in the war zone after the developments:

Russia takes action for 4 new visa types!

Russian Interior Ministry official Valentina Kazakova announced that four new visa types will enter into force in the country: “investor”, “medicine”, “universal” and “special”. With the new visas, it is aimed to facilitate the entry of business people to Russia.

A law recently signed by President Vladimir Putin in Russia provides for the fingerprinting of all foreigners who come for business or stay in the country for more than 90 days