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
Dublin based leasing specialist AerCap has said it will be terminating hundreds of aircraft leases it has with Russian airlines after the EU announced sanctions against Russia. AerCap is the world’s largest lessor of airliners and a large proportion of the 980 strong Russian passenger fleet, approx 800, are leased. [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]
The two biggest plane makers have cut ties with the Russian aviation industry and are refusing to support aircraft used by Russian carriers or supply spare parts. In a statement, Airbus said: “In line with international sanctions now in place, Airbus has suspended support services to Russian airlines, as well [read more]
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