Air Tanzania becomes first airline to halt flights to Russia after Zelensky warning
The airline did not explicitly mention safety in Russia or the Ukraine-Russia War, but the announcement makes it the first airline to suspend flights after Zelensky warned Russian airspace is unsafe.
Air Tanzania has announced it will temporarily suspend flights from Dar es Salaam to Moscow, becoming the first airline to do so following President Volodymyr Zelensky's warning about the safety of skies over Russia. The decision came after the airline conducted a routine risk assessment of the operating environment along the route.
Air Tanzania assured passengers with tickets that they would receive a full refund. The airline stated it would continue to monitor the situation in consultation with relevant authorities and would resume services as soon as the assessment supported it. Russian aviation watchdog Rosaviatsiya reported that as of Thursday, no foreign airlines had received any withdrawal notifications from the Russian government.
Despite this, Transport Minister Andrei Nikitin mentioned that Russian authorities were cooperating with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) on civilian flights to and from Russia, following Zelensky's warning. European and US carriers have already avoided Russian airspace since the beginning of the Ukraine war in 2022, but airlines from China, Turkey, and Gulf states continue to use it.
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