The Russian company Aeroflot has decided to suspend all its international flights from March 8 at 9 p.m. UT. The same will apply to its low-cost subsidiary Pobeda. Only its internal connections and with Belarus are maintained. The S7 company, the second in the country, had already announced, this Friday, March 4, to stop operating flights abroad. Decisions obviously linked to the war in Ukraine.
The sky was already very stormy for the Russian companies banned from the airspace of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Even today, difficult to fly in the middle of a storm. And to carry whom? This is an essential question, underlines Didier Bréchemier Senior partner in the firm Roland Berger: “There are not many people left who want to trade, go to Russia or vice versa. The airline has little interest in maintaining its operation. »
Avoid seizure of devices
Especially since in recent days, the Saber and Amadeus distribution systems have announced the exclusion of Aeroflot. ” There are two models for companies, continues Didier Brechemier. Either they are distributed directly, which is what low-cost companies do a lot. But a “legacy” company, a national company, needs travel agencies all over the world, in order to be able to make reservations. And the two main ones being Amadeus and Saber, this makes it impossible for Aeroflot to sell its tickets. »
Another pitfall on the tarmac, Russia could no longer be supplied with spare parts from Boeing and Airbus. ” It must most certainly have spare parts for the short term. For the medium and long term, it is much more difficult. »
Russian companies also lease a lot of planes to European companies. The gendarme of the Russian aviation has ” recommended » to stop these flights abroad in order to avoid the seizure of the devices.