Ukraine closed its skies for the last Russian airline – RBC

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The Ukrainian authorities have decided on a complete cessation of air links with Russia October 25, 2015. As noted on the website of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine, the decision was made in connection with the refusal Rosaviation explain the reasons for the ban of flights to Russia for Ukrainian airlines.

Thus, the rights to fly to Ukraine from October 25 to lose and UTair, the only the largest Russian airlines are not ranked formerly Ukrainian sanctions. Earlier it was reported that UTair managed to add to the winter schedule second daily flight on the route Moscow – Kiev.

Currently, aircraft UTair fly from Moscow to Kiev and Lvov.

The Ukrainian Ministry He explained that the new ban will apply to all Russian airlines will operate as long as the Federal Air Transport Agency does not cancel its decision, after which the Russian airlines are not included previously Kiev in the black list (ie, UTair), will be able to fly to Ukraine.

At the end of September 2015 Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk announced the introduction of the ban on flights to Ukraine for all Russian airlines in the first place, “Aeroflot” and “Transaero».

«Nothing to do Russia aircraft with the Russian tricolor in the Ukrainian airports, “- said Yatsenyuk at a meeting of the Ukrainian government.

Later, the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine clarified that the sky will be closed for the Russian airline to 25 October 2015.

The reason for the current actions of the Ukrainian authorities to become a presidential decree Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on the introduction of a new package of sanctions against Russia, they still signed September 16, 2015. The decree listed 21 Russian airline (from “Aeroflot” to the Red Wings), flying airliners which Ukraine is prescribed ban.

Once the applications Yatsenyuk head of the Russian Ministry of Transport Maxim Sokolov warned that in case of a real ban on flights aircraft of Russian airlines to Ukraine the Russian authorities will have to take “mirror measures».

A few days Rosaviation announced the introduction of a October 25, 2015 ban on the use of Ukrainian airlines Russian airspace, stressing that the ban will be effective until as long as the decision of the Ukrainian authorities towards the Russian airlines is not canceled.

«hasty decision of the Kiev authorities the most painful way hit by the citizens of Ukraine. According to Russian airlines, more than 70% of passengers of all flights between the two countries is formed by the Ukrainians “, – the report says Federal Air Transport Agency.

According to official data, in January-August 2015 on flights between Russia and Ukraine have been transported 800 thousand. man.

According to estimates of the RF Ministry of Transport, the loss of Russian and Ukrainian airlines by mutual air traffic restrictions will make 7-8 billion rubles.

«Since the total market amounted to approximately 100 thousand . per month, so about a million a year. And the average ticket price for flights from Moscow to Kiev was 7-8 thousand. Rub. That is, we can talk about the total loss of both Russian and Ukrainian carriers in the range of 7-8 billion rubles. for the year “- said Sokolov.