Moscow flight cancellations surge after Zelenskyy’s warning
At least 27 flights operated by foreign airlines to Moscow airports were canceled on Sept. 2, one day after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Ukrainian drones were making Russian airspace unsafe for civil aviation.
On September 2, Russian media outlet Agentstvo.Novosti reported that at least 27 international flights to Moscow were canceled, following President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's warning on the previous day. The majority of the canceled flights were operated by Turkish airline Pegasus, which flies into Vnukovo Airport. Turkish Airlines also canceled two flights each between Istanbul and Vnukovo.
Other airlines that canceled flights included Flydubai, Nesma Airlines, Shirak Avia, Kuwait Airways, and Somon Air. Pegasus and Turkish Airlines kept a majority of their scheduled flights, with only two and 22 flights respectively running. Flydubai and Nesma Airlines cancelled only one of their scheduled departures. The previous day, Sept.
1, only two flights had failed to arrive at Vnukovo, while Domodedovo witnessed a single Belavia flight from Minsk being canceled. No foreign flights were canceled at Sheremetyevo Airport during these periods. Ukraine's Foreign Ministry had earlier warned the International Civil Aviation Organization about the risks of flying to Russia and urged airlines to avoid doing so.
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