Norwegian Airlines will temporarily suspend flights over Ukraine
Norwegian Airlines will temporarily suspend flights over Ukraine due to the threat of Russian invasion. This was reported by representatives of the airline to the Norwegian TV channel TV2 .
Ukraine , Ukraingate , 14 , February , 2022 | Ukraine News
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“We made this decision based on an analysis of the security situation. And we decided not to fly over Ukraine temporarily,” company spokesman Esben Tuman told the channel.
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In particular, the airline said that they mostly do not have direct routes to Ukraine, but sometimes fly over the western parts of Ukraine.
As explained in SkyUp, this happened due to the requirements of the owner of the aircraft.
“On February 12, 2022, the lessor, a resident of Ireland, informed the airline of the immediate ban on the UR-SQO flight into Ukrainian airspace. Despite all the efforts of the airline and the readiness of state structures of Ukraine to apply to the lessor, the owner of the aircraft categorically refused when the aircraft was already flying to Kiev, “- said the carrier.
Following the incident, the Ministry of Infrastructure said the skies over Ukraine remained open, but confirmed that airlines had problems with insurance. According to the ministry, they are working on solving this problem.
Earlier, the Dutch airline KLM said it was suspending flights to Ukraine amid the Russian threat.
Source: Ukrgate