“There can be no talk of any air blockade of the region. Since he is still semi-esclave. We have access to the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea, and, in the future, the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. Airplanes can fly over its waters, ”the message says.
According to Lyskov, planes fly to St. Petersburg in this way. Flights to Moscow can be operated along the same route, according to the press service. At the same time, Lyskov recommended contacting the Federal Air Transport Agency.
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RBC turned to the press service of the Federal Air Transport Agency for comment.
Earlier, seven European countries immediately closed the airspace for Russian airlines. Among them are Poland, Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia. In addition, the United Kingdom put Aeroflot on the sanctions list, the company stopped flying to this country. On February 26, British Transport Minister Grant Shapps announced the expansion of restrictions on all Russian private jets.
In response to the restrictions, the Federal Air Transport Agency banned British aircraft from using Russian airspace, including for transit flights. Now she has imposed a ban on flights from Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic. They can only be carried out with special permission from the Federal Air Transport Agency or the Russian Foreign Ministry.
After the start of the military operation in Ukraine, the airspace of Ukraine and Moldova was also actually closed, and partially of Russia (in the south) and Belarus.