MOSCOW — Kazakhstan’s national airline Air Astana and Turkish budget airline Pegasus Airlines say they are temporarily suspending flights to Russia, following sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
The companies made the decision because of uncertainties over insurance of aircraft bound for Russia, they say in separate press releases.
Air Astana, which operates flights to several destinations in Russia says it is seeking to “restore flights as soon as possible.”
Pegasus Airlines said that its flights to Russia are to be suspended from March 13 to 27.
The Turkish airline says this measure is linked to “operational risks” due to the sanctions imposed by the European Union.
As a result of Western sanctions, the insurances of air carriers operating flights to Russia are no longer valid.
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