Air France cancelled another flight from Paris to Moscow on Friday after Russia rejected a flight plan that would have skipped Belarusian airspace, the airline said.
Another Air France Flight to Moscow Scrapped for Skipping Belarus Zuma / TASS
Air France cancelled another flight from Paris to Moscow on Friday after Russia rejected a flight plan that would have skipped Belarusian airspace, the airline said.
A flight was scrapped on Wednesday for similar reasons as the EU has urged airlines to avoid Belarusian airspace after the regime there diverted a Ryanair plane and arrested an opposition journalist on board.
Austrian Airlines on Thursday also had to cancel a flight from Vienna to Moscow that would have avoided Belarus.
Air France said Friday that flight AF1154 was cancelled for operational reasons related to bypassing Belarusian airspace, requiring a new authorisation from Russian authorities to enter their territory .
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Austrian Airlines on Wednesday announced that a number of Greek destinations will be on its schedule with increased frequency for the summer of 2021.
“We are expecting increased demand in the tourism sector in summer and are therefore increasing our offer to vacation destinations by up to 20 percent from July,” said Austrian Airlines CCO
Michael Trestl.
According to the company’s announcement, the airline’s main focus will continue to be on
Greece and Cyprus, but Italy, Spain, and Turkey will also be on its schedule for the summer of 2021.
Regarding Greece, Austria’s flag carrier has announced
up to 10 flights a week to Heraklion, Crete, and will also