The flag carrier and Finland’s largest airline Finnair denied boarding to some Russian citizens in Düsseldorf, Germany. The reasons given were the current visa and general travel restrictions applied to Russians.
The Finnair airline refused to let five Russians on board a plane flying from Dusseldorf to Helsinki. Sources say that among the people who were denied boarding was a woman with a child returning to Russia.
Since this group of passengers was not allowed to fly through Finland, they had to buy new tickets – through Turkey.
However, travelers from Russia have begun to feel insecure about booking flights in the future, as another such case happened in Turkey. A group of Russian citizens was denied boarding on a Lufthansa flight bound for Frankfurt.
These problems arise mainly because the EU countries, which have already imposed an entry ban on Russians, no longer recognize their Schengen visas.
Finland is one of the countries that officially closed its borders to Russian citizens, restricting their entry for tourism purposes on September 30.
The Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the entry restrictions would remain in place until further notice.
Despite the imposition of restrictions, Finnish authorities said the number of Russian citizens crossing its land border continues to be high.
According to the Finnish Border Guard, a total of 1,272 Russians entered Finland by land on October 2, and 2,254 left the country on the same day.
On Monday, October 3, a total of 884 entries of Russians by land and 1,490 exits were registered in the country.
At the same time, on October 2, 106 Russians were denied entry into the country, and on October 3, 65 people were deployed to the Finnish border.