Flights from the UK to Ukraine have been suspended after Russia invaded the country in the early hours of this morning.
Despite claiming for weeks that it had no intention of doing so, Russia has launched and air and ground invasion of Ukraine bringing worldwide condemnation.
To protect civilian flights, Ukraine closed its airspace and withdrew air traffic services as soon as the invasion began.
Ryanair has confirmed it is suspending flights to the region for a minimum of 14 days
Sources familiar with the situation have said that Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline and flag carrier is “unlikely” to hand back airliners it has leased from Western companies such as AerCap and SMBC Aviation. Sanctions imposed on the county by the EU mean that lessors have until the 28th March to [read more]
Russian Air Superiority over Ukraine has been dealt a blow today after Poland announced it was transferring all of its 28 MIG29 (NATO codename Fulcrum) fighter jets to the United States, who will donate them to Ukraine, free of charge. The move is a major boost to the defence of [read more]
Russia has banned UK airlines from its entire airspace, including overflights, in apparent retaliation for sanctions imposed by the UK on Aeroflot following Russia’s unprovoked attack and invasion of Ukraine. British Airways said it was cancelling all flights to Russia as a result of the ban and adjusting flights to [read more]
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