Germany has blocked flights operated by Russian airlines from arriving in its territory in tit-for-tat action after Moscow failed to provide authorizations for Lufthansa, the transport ministry said Wednesday, amid tensions over Belarus.
Two Russia-bound Lufthansa flights that were due to depart earlier Wednesday from Germany had to be canceled because Russian authorities did not provide the necessary permits for them in time, said the ministry.
“Due to the reciprocal practice, the Federal Aviation Authority also did not issue any further permits for flights operated by Russian airlines as long as authorizations are pending on the Russian side,” it added.
Three Aeroflot flights were affected by the cancellations on Tuesday and another four on Wednesday, said the ministry.
“Once permits for Lufthansa flights are granted by the Russian site, the flights of Russian airlines will also be authorized,” added the German ministry.
While the ministry did not specify the reason for the blockade by Russian authorities, some flights operated by European airlines including Air France were canceled last week after Moscow rejected flight plans that would have skipped Belarusian airspace.
Lufthansa has confirmed that it is no longer flying over Belarus after the EU urged airlines to avoid the country’s airspace.
The EU’s drastic advice came after the Belarusian regime forced the diversion of a Ryanair plane in order to arrest an opposition journalist on board.
Moscow last week said the cancellation of several European flights to Moscow was down to “technical reasons”.
(c) The Moscow Times
What the hell is happening here? Have the Gemans found a bag of spines from somewhere?
Who knows? Maybe Germany will finally realize Putin is only for Putin and his goal is to diminish ALL other States to his level. They don’t have any “partners” only subjects.
Let’s see who cracks first. We know Putler will destroy Aeroflot before backing down, and I’m sure Lufthansa won’t miss a few flights from Muscovy.
Don’t give Germanystan too much credit. They have discarded their spine at least since the start of the fat Muslima’s reign.
“Once permits for Lufthansa flights are granted by the Russian site, the flights of Russian airlines will also be authorized,”
In other words, the noodle spines in Germanystan are leaving it up to mafia land where this thing is going instead of standing upright and cutting all flights to mafia land and to make things more just, slamming this crime syndicate with painful sanctions. Can Germanystan get and more pathetic?
Its always good to hit the ball back into Vladolf’s court and make him make a decision on the record. An eye for an eye? your choice shorty. Czechia responded similarly lately, we can all learn from that hopefully its contagious.
Righteousness is always contagious until someone cries over loss of profits. Then, it’s a forgotten thing.