From OAG:

The Impact on Aeroflot

• “Aeroflot were supposed to operate some 5,500 flights to markets in Europe… with Turkey the main country destination. Based on the current situation, Turkish Airlines have cancelled all flights to Russia until February 27, and we can expect that to be extended into March.”
• “For Aeroflot the closure of access to European markets is a serious blow but one that had to be expected once events unfolded. The loss of access to hard currencies from countries such as Germany, Italy and Finland will hurt the airline badly.”
• “Overflying Russian airspace is extremely expensive and Aeroflot receive a royalty from the revenue generated, so will lose more income if more countries access to the airspace is restricted.”

  Marginally Longer Flying Times

• “OAG’s flight status data is currently showing Singapore Airlines SQ317 LHR – SIN service tracking across Germany on a southerly routing, rather than routing through Russian airspace. The flight is expected to take around ten minutes longer than normal; a nuisance but not a big issue in the scheme of things.”

“For airlines operating to and from North East Asia where Russian airspace has been heavily used, finding alternate routings will be slightly harder, but not impossible given the range of new aircraft types. Some may head further north with a polar routing, whilst some may head south, but either way once again the inconvenience may be offset by reduced en-route charges”

       Potential Positive Outcomes

• “Those airlines impacted will find solutions, they always do, and in time may find some of those solutions are actually worth continuing with.”

Read the full article:

https://www.oag.com/blog/russia-closes-its-aviation-borders-affected-airlines-will-find-alternatives?hsLang=en-gb

Sanctions continue to be invoked against Russia and Russian companies.

The U.K. has banned Aeroflot and Russian aircraft from their airspace.

In response, Russia has banned British registered aircraft from its airspace.

As a result, British Airways has cancelled its flights to Moscow.

British Airways issued this short statement:

“We have suspended our flights to Moscow and also the use of Russian airspace, following the confirmation of Russian government restrictions”

A new cold war is descending on Europe.

Aeroflot Russian Airlines made this announcement:

Between March 14 and March 23 Aeroflot repatriated 43,555 Russian citizens from destinations served by the airline’s route network. The most passengers were repatriated from Berlin (3,260), Paris (3,152), Prague (3,031), Budapest (2,938), Amsterdam (2,175), Barcelona (1,833), Brussels (1,811) and Vienna (1,745).

According to data from the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, over the last week Russian airlines repatriated 19,942 Russian citizens from countries worst affected by the epidemiological situation including Bulgaria, Cyprus, France, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Montenegro, Portugal, Serbia and Spain.

Special evacuation flights are continuing to operate.

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Aeroflot is reducing flight frequencies between Moscow and Tehran to one flight a week on Sundays, beginning March 8, 2020.

Passengers who have already purchased tickets on this route may rebook their tickets for any date up to and including May 31, 2020 for no additional fee.

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Aeroflot is temporarily suspending flights to Hong Kong. Flights to Hong Kong will operate until March 7 and from Hong Kong until March 8.

Passengers who booked tickets on or before March 5, 2020 to travel on flights SU212/213 between 8 and 31 March 2020 can:

•          change their departure dates;

•          obtain a refund for tickets at sales offices where they were purchased. Tickets purchased online can be returned at any of the airline’s sales offices or via the contact centre.

Changes and refunds will not incur additional fees.

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Aeroflot Russian Airlines has made this announcement:

Beginning March 1, Aeroflot will transfer flights to/from Iran and South Korea to Terminal F of Sheremetyevo International Airport. 

The following flights will be operated from Terminal F:

• SU 512 Moscow – Tehran / SU 513 Tehran – Moscow
• SU 250 Moscow – Seoul / SU 251 Seoul – Moscow

KE 923/924 flights operated in conjunction with Korean Air will also operate from Terminal F.

Aeroflot’s flights from Sheremetyevo to Italian cities will be serviced from terminals that were previously specified in the schedule. Flights arriving from Italy will be serviced at Terminal F. 

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Aeroflot Russian Airlines has made this announcement:

From March 29, 2020 Aeroflot’s flights to and from Tokyo will switch from Narita Airport to Haneda Airport (Terminal 3). It is located just 15 km from Tokyo city center. Travel time from the airport to the city will reduce by almost four times if going by train, and by more than half if travelling by taxi.

Aeroflot operates its daily flights to Tokyo using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft in a three-class configuration – Business Class, Comfort Class (Aeroflot’s premium economy product) and Economy Class.

Starting with the summer 2020 flight schedule Aeroflot will operate daily flights between Moscow and Tokyo on the following timetable (all times local):

Moscow – Tokyo — flight SU260/262/264 departs from Sheremetyevo airport at 19:00 and arrives at Haneda airport at 10:30 the following day;

Tokyo – Moscow — flight SU261/263/265 departs from Haneda airport at 12:15 and arrives at Sheremetyevo airport at 16:05.

In other news, Aeroflot has launched ticket sales for flights to Singapore. Scheduled service on the new route between Moscow and Singapore will begin on October 25, 2020.

Flights will operate on the following schedule (all times local):

Moscow – Singapore

Flight number SU 280 departs Sheremetyevo at 19:40 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays and arrives in Singapore at 10:55 the following day.

Singapore – Moscow

Flight number SU 281 departs Singapore at 12:30 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and arrives in Moscow at 18:30 the same day.

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The world’s most modern and fuel-efficient long-haul aircraft, the А350-900, will operate on this route in a three-class configuration – Business Class, Comfort Class (Aeroflot’s premium economy product) and Economy Class.

The addition of Moscow-Singapore service to Aeroflot’s route network strengthens the company’s offering on transit routes to Asia from Europe and North America, which forms a key part of the airline’s strategy. The Russian flag carrier offers convenient and fast transfers through its hub at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport, with total travel times up to three hours shorter than those of competitors in Europe and Asia.

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