Airplane in flight, Photo: Bayne Stanley / Zuma Press / Profimedia Images
Russia’s federal aviation agency on Friday denounced the “absurd” recommendation of the European Union, which warned of the “increased risks” faced by airliners flying over Russia, AFP and Agerpres report .
“This recommendation” for security reasons “seems particularly absurd in the context of ongoing sanctions” aimed at the Russian aviation sector, Rossaviatsia said. This “is nothing more than the continuation of the policy of sanctions exercised by Western countries on the Russian civil aviation industry,” the Russian agency added.
The European Union’s Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) warned on Friday against “high risks” for airliners flying over Russia due to “deficiencies” in coordination with the military, illustrated – according – by the recent crash of an Azeri passenger plane.
In a “conflict zone security bulletin” seen by the news agency on Friday, EASA renewed its advice to airlines to avoid airspace in western Russia, which is already banned by Moscow for the carriers based in the European Union, but also used by the Chinese, Turks and Turks. Gulf jets, among others.
