The Russian aviation agency warned that foreign-leased flights could be impounded as part of western sanctions on the country.
Russian airline Aeroflot said that it will suspend all international flights starting on March 8. However, it will continue its flights to Belarus.
Rosaviatsiya, the country's aviation agency, recommended that all Russian airlines with foreign-leased planes should suspend passenger and cargo flights traveling internationally, the Associated Press reported. The agency also warned that those flights could be impounded as part of western sanctions on Russia that prohibit leasing planes to the country.
The airliner said that individuals who have one-way tickets can fly until March 8. Russia's biggest private airline, S7, made a similar move as it decided to suspend all international flights starting Saturday, according to the AP. Aeroflot's announcement comes amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24 and unfolded a wide-scale impact among civilians as thousands of Ukrainians fled the country.Above, an Airbus A320 belonging to the Russian company Aeroflot prepares to take off on September 26, 2017 from Toulouse-Blagnac airport in southwestern France.
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