The Russian government is considering possible retaliatory measures after Kiev’s decision to ban flights of Russian air carriers to Ukraine.
More than 70% of tickets for flights from Russia to Ukraine are bought by citizens of Ukraine, so the question automatically arises: who did Kiev punish first with its ban? ..
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, in response to the actions of the Ukrainian side, instructed the Ministry of Transport to work out retaliatory measures against Ukrainian carriers. If the ban also applies to Ukrainian airlines, then for flights between Ukraine and Russia (Russia and Ukraine), both Russian and Ukrainian carriers will have to use third countries for transit with a change of message boards.
Today, Russian air carriers operate flights to such Ukrainian cities as Kiev, Kharkov, and Dnepropetrovsk. Ukrainian airlines transport passengers to the Russian Federation from the same cities, as well as from Odessa and Zaporozhye.
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