The Ministry of Economy confirmed the delay of the flight from Egypt due to EU sanctions – Kommersant

The Russian Ministry of Economy confirmed that the flight of the Turkish airline Southwind Airlines from Sharm el-Sheikh to Moscow was delayed due to the European Union ban on the carrier’s flights in the airspace of one of the states. Over which country was the movement of the company’s aircraft restricted? message the ministry is not said.

The plane from Sharm el-Sheikh was scheduled to fly to Moscow on March 29 at 17:30 Moscow time. More than 500 Russian citizens registered for the flight. The Ministry of Economy clarified that on the morning of March 30, the approval of another route was completed, tourists flew out from Egypt at 5:00 Moscow time.

Edition Turizmguncel wrotethat the European Union has banned Southwind Airlines from flying in the airspace of the union countries due to sanctions imposed in connection with Russia’s actions in Ukraine. On March 25, the Finnish transport and communications agency Traficom introduced similar restrictions against Southwind Airlines, justifying them by the fact that the main share of the company’s ownership belongs not to Turkish, but to Russian structures.

Southwind Airlines is based in Antalya, Turkey. The airline’s flights were launched in July 2022 to transport Russians. In December 2023, the German publication Bild wrote about the carrier’s ties with Russia. Then a company representative said that there were no Russians in the management of Southwind, and all aircraft were registered in Turkey.

Petr Buzlaev