The figure was reported by independent Russian outlet Agentstvo.Novosti. The journalists noted that most of the canceled flights were operated by Turkish airline Pegasus, which flies Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport.
Turkish Airlines also canceled two flights each between Istanbul and Vnukovo.
Other canceled flights included routes to and from Vnukovo from Dubai, operated by Flydubai; Sharm el-Sheikh, operated by Nesma Airlines; and Yerevan, where Shirak Avia canceled all four of its scheduled flights to Moscow and back.
Kuwait Airways canceled flights between Domodedovo Airport and Kuwait. Somon Air also canceled one scheduled flight from Domodedovo to Dushanbe.
According to the report, Pegasus kept two of its eight scheduled Moscow flights on the timetable. Turkish Airlines kept 22 of 25 flights. Flydubai canceled only one of its seven scheduled departures to the Russian capital, while Nesma Airlines canceled one of eight flights.
The outlet noted that there were significantly fewer cancellations the previous day. On Sept. 1, only two flights failed to arrive at Vnukovo: a Flydubai flight from Dubai and an Iraqi Airways flight from Baghdad. At Domodedovo, one Belavia flight from Minsk was canceled.
No flights operated by foreign airlines were canceled at Sheremetyevo Airport on either Sept. 1 or Sept. 2.
Earlier on Sept. 2, Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry said Kyiv had
officially warned the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) about
the dangers of flying to Russia and urged airlines to avoid such flights.