Azerbaijani, Kazakh, and Israeli carriers have briefly halted some routes following the crash of a Russian-bound aircraft this week
Three worldwide airways have introduced the non permanent suspension of flights to Russia, citing potential flight security dangers following the crash of a Russian-bound passenger aircraft 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 not less than 38 of 67 passengers. The aircraft 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 have been on board.
AZAL introduced on Friday that it’s going to halt providers to a number of Russian airports beginning December 28, along with earlier suspensions of flights, as a result 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 service, 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 state of affairs can be carried out over the following week to determine whether or not the route can be resumed. The airline mentioned it’ll preserve passengers up to date.
One other worldwide service, Kazakhstan’s Qazaq Air, posted on Telegram that it’s going to 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 satisfy its danger evaluation standards. Passengers of canceled flights can be supplied with a full refund of the price of air tickets and provided free rebooking on the airline’s different flights.
The flight suspensions won’t 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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