Russia’s Flagship Airline, Aeroflot, Halt All International Flights Except To Belarus After Global Sanctions

The logo of Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot is seen on an Airbus A320-200 in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo

Russia’s flagship airline, Aeroflot, has said it will halt all international flights – except to Belarus – in the wake of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.


It will stop flying to the rest of the world with the exception of one neighbouring country from Tuesday, it said in a statement.

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The flag carrier has been hit with sanctions following Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which has killed hundreds of civilians and forced more than a million to flee the country amid missile strikes on cities and heavy fighting across the nation.
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A number of countries and regions – including the UK, the European Union and the US – have banned Russian flights from entering their airspace in response to the invasion.

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