Flights to Kaliningrad are carried out as usual, despite the restrictions on the use of airspace imposed by Lithuania, Izvestia was told at the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) on Sunday, February 27.
“Flights of Russian airlines to Kaliningrad are carried out as usual, despite the Lithuanian ban. For flights to this region, Russian airlines will use air routes through the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.
The Federal Air Transport Agency stressed that due to the change in the route of flights, the time for their implementation may increase.
On February 26, Lithuanian Minister of Transport Marius Skuodis announced the country’s intention to close the skies for Russian airlines. This decision was made in connection with Russia’s special operation to protect Donbass, the minister said.
Earlier in the day, Latvian airline AirBaltic suspended flights to Russia until March 26 “due to increased risk and restrictions.”
In the evening, the Dutch KLM canceled flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg for security reasons, which was stung by EU sanctions that banned the transport of aircraft parts to the Russian Federation even for use by European companies. And the German airline Lufthansa announced the suspension of flights to Russia and in the country’s airspace for a week.
Source: IZ
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