After a week of the massive attack of the Ukrainian forces to the Russian air bases, Some airlines are proposed to adjust routes. Emirates, the largest airline in the Middle East, is considering stop traveling to Russia for increasing tensions in that country.
In statements collected by the Lithuanian the CEO of the airline, TIM CLARK He argues that “since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, we have faced several difficulties.” In addition, he emphasizes that The events of the last days “are more worrying than the previous ones.” The company does not yet have any specific plan to restrict its flights.
“If we see any danger, we will retire from the game,” he adds. Also, Emirates has already introduced “Additional precautions”. In this sense, airplanes receive extra fuel so that they can return if necessary.
But the feeling of insecurity has also been experienced in other commercial flight airlines. Specifically, the Turkish Pegasus Airlineswhose general director, Guliz Ozturksaid in statements also collected by the means that the evaluation of threats is carried out daily, and in some cases “even every hour.”
Even so, “only a handful of airlines” admit flights to this country. In fact, most United States airlines, the European Union and other countries have cut their connections after the start of the invasion in Ukraine.
It was Sunday when Ukraine attacked four Russian military bases, destroying dozens of aircraft, including long -range bombers. According to the disseminated information, these attacks are part of a broader strategy of Ukrainian forces to paralyze Moscow with constant attacks with unmanned airplanes.
Thus, they have caused the closure of Moscow’s airspace on several occasions, “interrupting the flow of commercial flights and increasing the pressure on the Russian economy such as their logistics systems.” From this May, attacks are more frequent.
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