Azerbaijani, Kazakh, and Israeli carriers have briefly halted some routes following the crash of a Russian-bound airplane this week
Three worldwide airways have introduced the short-term suspension of flights to Russia, citing potential flight security dangers following the crash of a Russian-bound passenger airplane this week.
An Azerbaijan Airways (AZAL) Embraer E190AR crashed on Wednesday morning close to the town of Aktau on Kazakhstan’s Caspian Beach, claiming the lives of at the least 38 of 67 passengers. The airplane was en route from Baku, Azerbaijan to Grozny, Chechnya when it was diverted and later crashed whereas trying to land in Aktau. Residents of Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan had been on board.
AZAL introduced on Friday that it’ll halt providers to a number of Russian airports beginning December 28, along with earlier suspensions of flights, because of “potential dangers to flight security.”
The choice was made in accordance with the Azerbaijan State Civil Aviation Authority and relies on the preliminary outcomes of the investigation into the crash, the corporate wrote on Telegram. The suspension will stay in impact till the completion of the ultimate investigation.
Israel’s flagship provider, El Al, introduced the cancelation of all flights from Tel Aviv to Moscow for this week, “citing developments in Russia’s airspace.” The corporate mentioned in an announcement {that a} “renewed evaluation” of the scenario will probably be carried out over the following week to determine whether or not the route will probably be resumed. The airline mentioned it is going to preserve passengers up to date.
One other worldwide provider, Kazakhstan’s Qazaq Air, posted on Telegram that it’ll briefly droop flights on the Astana-Ekaterinburg route from December 28 to January 27, 2025 “to make sure the security of passengers and crew members.”
The airline will proceed to function flights to Omsk and Novosibirsk, which at the moment proceed to fulfill its threat evaluation standards. Passengers of canceled flights will probably be supplied with a full refund of the price of air tickets and provided free rebooking on the airline’s various flights.
The flight suspensions is not going to considerably have an effect on passenger site visitors as an entire, Ilya Shatilin, the editor-in-chief of the FrequentFlyers.ru portal, advised Vedomosti.
The official crash investigation is underway to check the circumstances of the incident, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Company, Rosaviation, has introduced. In an announcement on Friday, the company’s head, Dmitry Yadrov, mentioned Russia is able to cooperate with its Azerbaijani and Kazakh colleagues.
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