Russia’s largest airline responds to UK suspension

Saturday, 26 February 2022Newsdesk

Major Russian air carrier Aeroflot has responded to a recent suspension of its flights by UK authorities by announcing a halt to all of its services to the British and Irish capitals.

New Delhi, 26 February 2022

“Due to restrictions imposed by the UK authorities, Aeroflot is suspending all flights to London and Dublin until May 23, 2022,” the airline announced on Friday. As per news report of Rt.com, earlier in the day, Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport said all UK-registered flights are banned from its airspace. On Thursday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a ban on all flights from Aeroflot in response to Russia’s attacks on Ukraine. The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) suspended the company’s foreign carrier permit “until further notice.”

Source - rt.com