Air India suspends non stop flights to Russia from India!

The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has severely impacted businesses all over the world. The aviation industry has been hit hard due to this war crisis, many airlines were forced to take alternate routes to fly to India from USA. Some airlines even suspended flights flying over Russian and Ukrainian airspace citing safety concerns. The most recent to join the rundown is Air India, which has suspended non stop flights to Moscow from New Delhi.

A few days back Russia has announced that it is ready to lift COVID 19 restrictions for all incoming and outgoing flights from 52 friendly countries. Now, the Tata Group owned Air India has stopped selling tickets to Moscow on a non stop route.

According to reports, the airline has taken the decision citing the developing threat of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The international insurance agency that handles Air India’s flight services has issued alerts that prompted the suspension of non stop flights from India to Moscow.

The Russian government office on Wednesday had revealed that Air India had quit selling tickets on the Delhi-Moscow-Delhi route and the possibilities of the flight are muddled. The Russian consulate additionally explained that it is as yet conceivable to travel to Moscow from Delhi utilizing transit routes.

Since the time the war broke out between Russia and Ukraine, Russia has shut its airspace for 36 nations, of which 27 are European nations that have placed sanctions on Russia.

India has kept up with its position that India has solid economic ties with Russia. However, India upholds no tactical activity on any nation should be done and in the event, there are any conflicts they ought to be settled through dialogues.

As Air India has suspended its non stop flights, presently travelers who wish to travel to Russia from India, need to search for substitute arrangements and need to get onto alternate or c flights until the new update comes from the carrier.