Russia admits that sanctions have made flying on Russian airlines unsafe
Russian authorities have filed a complaint with ICAO against countries that have imposed sanctions on its airline industry
The Russian authorities have effectively admitted that Western sanctions imposed on its airline industry over the invasion of Ukraine have jeopardized the safety of flights by Russian airlines.
This is stated in the message of the Russian Foreign Ministry about the complaint filed by Moscow to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Prior to that, the Russian authorities claimed that they had successfully dealt with the consequences of the sanctions.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Russian authorities filed a complaint with the ICAO alleging violations of the Chicago Convention by 37 Western countries, including the European Union, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Moscow called the restrictions imposed on the country unlawful, namely the ban on the supply of aircraft and spare parts to Russia, their maintenance and insurance, and the use of airspace. In addition, Russia is dissatisfied with the detention of ships abroad and the restriction of access to meteorological information for air navigation.
"By their actions, the defendant states have jeopardized the safety of international civil aviation and seriously undermined the mutual trust that has been the basis of the international aviation system for almost 80 years," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
After the start of the Russian invasion, the EU and the US imposed a ban on the import of aircraft and spare parts to Russia, and the largest aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus refused to service aircraft from Russia.
After a year and a half of sanctions, the airline industry is facing serious problems, according to media reports. Experts estimate that by September 2023, Russian airlines' planes began to break down twice as often in flight as the average for the previous five years.
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