Four countries and several airlines have suspended all commercial flight operations amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine closed all airspace for commercial travel after Russia began military action. The notice is valid until May 24, unless revised before then.
Ukraine's State Air Traffic Services Enterprise announced the closure shortly after 1 a.m. Greenwich Mountain Time, and stated the closure was"...The provision of air traffic services to civilian users of the airspace of Ukraine is suspended." Several airlines, including Ukrainian International Airlines, announced shortly after that they would be suspending all scheduled and charter flights to and from Ukraine.
Bees Airline, Motor Sich Airlines and SkyUp all announced on their individual websites they are no longer flying at the moment, and several flight routes from Air Ocean Airlines, which flies out of Kyiv Sikorsky International Airport, are also temporarily suspended. CNBC also added Qatar Airways, Wizz Air, Turkish Airlines to the list.Russia announced on Thursday it had suspended domestic flights to and from several airports until March 2, including Rostov-on-Don, Krasnodar and Stavropol.
President Maia Sandu says Thursday she will ask Moldova's parliament to declare a state of emergency as they expect tens of thousands of people from Ukraine to begin fleeing into their country, according to
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