The Russian airline Aeroflot has announced the suspension of all its flights to Europe from Monday, following the decision of the European Union to close its airspace to aeroplanes from Russia.
The announcement came after the EU said Sunday it would close its airspace to Russian carriers, adding to a litany of sanctions imposed on Russia over its attack on Ukraine.
“As a result of the restrictions concerning airspace applied by the European authorities, Aeroflot suspends its flights to all European destinations from 28 February 2022 and until further notice”, the company said in a statement released Sunday night.
The EU’s airspace ban prohibits flights into or over the EU by all Russian planes, including private jets.
The measure consolidated what was already de facto largely in place, with many of the EU’s 27 nations having individually announced airspace closures to Russian flights.
In response, Russia has barred flights from a number of countries such as Britain, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic.
