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Previously, the cancellation of the flight was announced by Russian tennis player Yevgeny Kafelnikov, based on his acquaintance that he was supposed to fly this plane.
Air France employees said that Russia had not issued a permit to fly in the new air corridor, “wrote Kafelnikov on Twitter.
Flight passenger Michelle Sindiukova provided videos of the Novaya Gazeta flight crew reports.
“Until now, we do not have permission to fly into the Russian Federation (RF) airspace,” the pilot told one of the passengers.
Ms Sindiukova added that the crew had linked the incident to the disruption of Air France flights through Belarus.
According to Kafelnikov, the passengers waited three hours for the flight. Finally, the trip was canceled and moved from May 26 to 27.
Airfrance canceled the Paris-Moscow flight due to lack of permission to enter Russian space. This is due to the company’s decision to fly through Belarus.
Video: “Novaya” witness https://t.co/XSCt0yqZ0F pic.twitter.com/uZLrOw9x2W
– Novaya Gazeta (@novaya_gazeta) May 26, 2021
According to meduza.io, the Air France administration confirmed to Novaya Gazeta that the flight had to be canceled for “technical reasons” related to the diversion of Belarusian airspace, “which required a new permit from the Russian authorities to enter the airspace. RF “. .
According to Flightradar, Air France and other airlines were able to cross Russian airspace on other flights on May 26, bypassing Belarus.
On May 26, a plane of the Belarusian airline Belavia, flying from Minsk to Barcelona, was unable to cross Polish airspace and returned to Minsk airport. The company explained that this was due to France’s refusal to allow the aircraft to enter its airspace.
Since May 24, France and several other European countries have suspended the permit for Belavia flights. The decisions were made after a Ryanair passenger plane flying from Athens to Vilnius was forcibly landed at Minsk airport on May 23, and two passengers, Belarusian opposition journalist Raman Pratasevic and his friend Sofia Sapega, They were arrested.
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