Wizz Air offers 100,000 free seats to Ukrainian refugees

Today, Wizz Air announced that it would be supporting Ukrainian refugees by offering them 100,000 free seats from the Ukraine border countries. The free tickets will be valid on all continental Europe flights departing from Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. In addition, the low-cost carrier also announced will help the refugees reach their final destinations.…

Boeing suspends support for all Russian aircraft

Boeing announced on Tuesday that it would be pulling support for all Russian aircraft. This includes sales of spare parts and maintenance support for Russian Airlines, the biggest of which is Aeroflot, Russias flag carrier. The airline operates a fleet of 37 737s and 22 777s. The company also said it would be temporarily closing…

A Russian Ilyushin Il-76 carrying nuclear fuel was granted special permission to enter European Union’s airspace

A Volga Dnepr Airlines IL-76 arrived in Bratislava, Slovakia, from Moscow amid the airspace closure. The aircraft was granted special permission to fly over prohibited airspace. The cargo plane arrived as flight VI5956 in Slovakia on Tuesday morning. The Ministry of Economy later confirmed that the IL-76 was transporting nuclear fuel for power plants. In…

Aeroflot A350 flight #SU111 violated Canada’s airspace

Russian airline Aeroflot (AFLT.MM) on Sunday violated a ban on aircraft from the country using Canadian airspace, regulator Transport Canada said, on the same day the restriction was imposed in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “We are aware that Aeroflot Flight 111 violated the prohibition put in place earlier today on Russian flights using…

BREAKING Switzerland closes its airspace to Russian flights and backs full EU sanctions against Russia

Switzerland followed suit with other European countries in closing its airspace to Russian flights. Neutral Switzerland had previously declined freezing the assets of Russian individuals and companies. But the government has now decided that such a stance is no longer compatible with preserving its neutrality in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Swiss President Ignazio…