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Earlier on Wednesday, Lufthansa was forced to cancel two flights from Germany to Russia because Russian authorities did not issue the necessary permits in time, the ministry said.
“In accordance with reciprocal practice, the Federal Aviation Administration has also not issued any more permits for flights operated by Russian airlines and will not do so until the permits have been issued on the Russian side,” the ministry said in a statement. According to the ministry, three Aeroflot flights were canceled on Tuesday and four on Wednesday.
“As soon as Russia issues the permits to operate Lufthansa airlines, the flights of Russian airlines will also be approved,” said representatives of the German Transport Ministry.
Lufthansa has received permits to fly to Russia, there should be no more cancellations
German airline Lufthansa received permits from Russian officials on Wednesday to avoid Belarusian airspace, the company said in a statement.
“We can confirm that Lufthansa has just received (Wednesday night) all the missing permits for passenger flights to Russia,” the company said.
“Therefore we do not expect any more flights from Frankfurt am Main to Domodedovo in Moscow. [oro uostą] and cancellations to Saint Petersburg ”, he added.
Lufthansa previously canceled two flights to Russia on Wednesday morning, which were to bypass Belarusian airspace, due to lack of permits from Russia. In response, the German Transport Ministry has announced that Russian airlines will not be able to enter the country.
Last week, European Union leaders called on community airlines not to use Belarusian airspace for flights following an incident involving a Ryanair plane that forcibly landed in Minsk on May 23 due to an alleged threat. pump.
No explosives were found on the plane after the plane landed, but Belarusian opposition blogger Raman Pratasevic and his girlfriend, Sofia, a Russian national studying in Vilnius, were detained.
