Wizz Air suspends flights to Moldova due to 'risk in the country's airspace' amid rising tensions with Russia
Budget airline Wizz has announced it is suspending flights to Moldova from mid-march due to rising tensions with Russia. The airline has become the first to raise safety concerns stating it will not fly to Moldova due to "risk in the country's airspace".
Wizz Air has said it will offer extra flights to and from the Romanian city of Iasi, reports the Mirror, close to the Moldovan border. This means that that flights to Chisinau would go to Iasi from other Wizz Air destinations like London or Barcelona while more would also be made available.The Moldovan government responded in a statement which was published on messenger app Telegram that said it regretted the airline's "sudden" decision.
She added: "Through violent actions, masked under protests of the so-called opposition, the change of power in Chisinau would be forced. In carrying out the plan, the authors rely on several internal forces, but especially on criminal groups such as the Shor formation and all of its derivatives."
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