Five countries where Russian planes will not be arrested due to air strikes have been identified by the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia). It is worth noting that the popular Egypt and Turkey are not included in this list.
According to Rosaviatsia, the authorities of the following countries have so far given guarantees that the planes will not be detained:
- Cuba,
- Sri Lanka,
- Argentina,
- Venezuela
- Kyrgyzstan
The list is not exhaustive – it started with two countries, Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka, which provided such guarantees, and later expanded. “According to Russian embassies in foreign countries, there are no such risks as the detention of Russian planes flying to Venezuela, Cuba and Argentina, the suspension of their flights or the cancellation of insurance policies,” said Rosaviatsia Director Vladimir Poteshkin.
In turn, the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation reported that at present the need of Russians for flights is “satisfied”. The agency also said that allocated 27.5 billion rubles. increase the number of trips to Russia.
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A total of 6 Russian airlines operate 250 flights a week to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, the United Arab Emirates, Tajikistan, Turkey and Uzbekistan. According to the Ministry of Transport, not only flights on 147 Russian-made Dry aircraft are under threat of detention. Superjet 100. Other flights are at risk.