"Aeroflot" has cancelled flights to Ukraine

The airline "Aeroflot" - Russian airlines has extended the cancellation of flights to Donetsk and Kharkiv until may 31, said a source in the company.

 

As previously reported, on may 2, the Ukrainian aviawest unilaterally banned Russian airlines to perform flights to the airports of Donetsk and Kharkiv. The Russian side, in its turn, decided not to apply symmetric measures and to close its airspace for Ukrainian companies.

 

Passengers who bought tickets for the flights in Donetsk and Kharkiv, was allowed to make a forced return ticket to their place of purchase for the whole period of sale until a special order.

 

As stated earlier, the head of the State aviation service of Ukraine Denis Antonyuk, restrictions on flights of the Russian Federation in Donetsk and Kharkiv introduced to stabilize the situation in these cities.