The Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs monitoring group presents the list of the aircrafts that flew to the occupied Crimea, as well as to EU member-states, USA and other countries in 2018.
Olha KORBUT
Expert of the monitoring group of the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs
The Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs monitoring group presents the list of the aircrafts that flew to the occupied Crimea, as well as to EU member-states, USA and other countries in 2018.
Persuant to the UN General Assembly resolution on territorial integrity of Ukraine #68/262 from March 27, 2014, the airspace above Crimea has been closed for the aircraft trafic due to the Russian occupation of the peninsula and therefore, the impossibility for Ukraine to provide sky security over the ARC. However, from the beginning of the annexation, Russian airlines established the illegal regular air service with the single operating in Crimea Simferopol airport, thus, daily violating the airspace and the state border of Ukraine in the temporarily occupied territory.
The Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs monitoring group also regularly monitors the subsequent movement of aircrafts that illegally fly to the occupied Crimea. We can confirm that a number of them also provide passenger traffic to the European countries that have condemned the Russian annexation of Crimea. The database of those aircrafts is being continuously updated and expanded. Previous monitoring results can be found in the Black Sea Institute of Strategic Studies, BSNews and the Maidan of Foreign Affairs air traffic reviews.
The table below details the European flights by the Russian airlines that regularly fly to the Simferopol airport. The information will be passed on to the respective embassies and other official institutions with the aim of putting together the black list of aircrafts that would put an end to their service at the airports of the countries that have publicly recognized the annexation of the Crimea to Russia as illegal.
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Aircraft # |
Aircraft model |
Airlines |
Flight from/to SIP |
Flight to EU/Other |
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VQ-BFV |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME DME-SIP |
Yekaterinburg-Rome (Italy) |
|
VP-BRM |
Airbus |
Red Wings |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Verona (Italy) |
|
VP-BUG |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Pafos (Cyprus) |
|
VQ-BRR |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Chisinau(Moldova) |
|
VQ-BWA |
Boeing |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Copenhagen(Denmark) |
|
VP-BDH |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Larnaca(Cyprus) |
|
VP-BLR |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Belgrade(Serbia) |
|
VQ-BOC |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Barcelona(Spain) |
|
RA-89022 |
SS 100-95B |
Aeroflot |
SIP-AER |
Oslo(Norway)-Moscow |
|
VP-BIS |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
Vienna(Austria)-St. Petersburg |
|
VP-BTE |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Batumi(Georgia) |
|
VP-BJG |
Boeing |
Nordwind Airlines |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) - Rimini (RMI), Moscow (SVO) - Antalya (AYT), |
|
VP-BQK |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
Moscow-Paris(France) |
|
VP-BET |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Oslo(Norway) |
|
EI-EZC |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Prague(Czech Republic) |
|
VP-BSP |
Boeing |
Nordwind Airlines |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Antalya(Turkey) |
|
VQ-BGI |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Yekaterinburg-Tbilisi(Georgia) |
|
VP-BBT |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Dusseldorf(Germany) |
|
RA-89028 |
SS100-95B |
Aeroflot |
AER-SIP |
Moscow-Riga(Latvia) |
|
VP-BSK (TC-AAL) |
Boeing |
Nordwind Airlines |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Antalya(Turkey) |
|
VQ-BAX |
Airbus
|
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Belgrade(Serbia) |
|
VQ-BUF |
Boeing |
Rossiya |
SIP-VKO 06.04.2018 03.05.2018 |
Moscow-Antalya(Turkey) |
|
VP-BTJ |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Warsaw, Poland |
|
VQ-BVM |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines |
DME-SIP |
Moscow (DME) – Larnaca (LCA), Cyprus |
|
VQ-BOD |
Airbus |
Nordwind Airlines |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Heraklion (HER), Greece |
|
VQ-BVK |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Chisinau(Moldova) |
|
VP-BLP |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow-Frankfurt, Germany |
|
VQ-BTP |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
DME-SIP |
Yekaterinburg-Paris, France |
|
VQ-BOB |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
DME-SIP
|
Moscow-Antalya, Turkey |
|
VQ-BIZ |
Boeing |
Yakutia Airlines |
VKO-SIP |
Moscow-Antalya, Turkey |
|
VP-BWG |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Vienna(Austria) |
|
VQ-BCY |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Kutaisi(Georgia) |
|
VQ-BCI |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-AER |
Moscow-Warsaw(Poland) |
|
RA-89103 |
Sukhoi Superjet 100-95B |
Aeroflot |
AER-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Budapest (BUD), Hungary |
|
VQ-BAV |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-ROV |
St. Petersburg-Geneva(Switzerland) |
|
VQ-BFM |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Prague(Czech Republic) |
|
VP-BMF |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Zagreb, Croatia |
|
VP-BKB |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-SVX |
St. Petersburg-Larnaca, Cyprus |
|
VQ-BDM |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Helsinki (Finland) |
|
VP-BWH |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Tivat, Montenegro |
|
VQ-BWD |
Boeing |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Lyon (LYS), France |
|
RA-89107 |
Sukhoi Superjet |
Aeroflot |
AER-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Dresden (DRS), Germany |
|
VP-BNJ |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Prague, Czech Republic |
|
VP-BWX |
Airbus |
Red Wings |
SIP-LED |
Moscow-Barcelona (Spain) |
|
VQ-BWC |
Boeing |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Malaga (Spain) |
|
VP-BLL |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Antalya (AYT), Turkey |
|
EI-EYM |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-London(UK) |
|
VP-BAC |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Berlin (SFX), Germany |
|
VQ-BSL |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Berlin (SFX), Germany |
|
VQ-BRO |
Airbus |
Nordwind Airlines |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Larnaca (LCA), Cyprus |
|
VQ-BGJ |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
ZIA-SIP |
Moscow-Munich, Germany |
|
VP-BRB |
Airbus |
Red Wings |
DME-SIP |
Moscow (DME) – Antalya (AYT), Turkey Nizhny Novgorod (GOJ) – Antalya (AYT), Turkey |
|
VP-BOB |
Boeing |
Rossiya |
SIP-VKO |
Moscow-Prague(Czech Republic) |
|
VP-BTZ |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
DME-SIP |
Yekaterinburg-Bologna, Italy |
|
VP-BQF |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines / Globus |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Verona (Italy) |
|
EI-EYL |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Prague (Czech Republic) |
|
VQ-BVV |
Boeing |
Rossiya |
SIP-VKO |
Moscow-Nice(France) |
|
VQ-BRS |
Airbus |
Nordwind Airlines |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Antalya(Turkey) |
|
VQ-BQN |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-KUF |
Paris(France)-Yekaterinburg |
|
VQ-BCZ |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Krasnodar-Larnaca(Cyprus) |
|
VP-BTO |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow-Frankfurt(Germany) |
|
RA-89041 |
SS 100-95B |
Aeroflot |
SIP-AER |
Moscow-Bucharest(Romania) |
|
VP-BFE |
Airbus |
|
SIP-SVO |
Frankfurt(Germany)-Kazan |
|
VP-BNN |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Milan (Italy) |
|
VQ-BRV |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Turin (Italy) |
|
VQ-BKU |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO 06.05.2018 |
Oslo (Sweden)-Moscow |
|
RA-89046 |
SS 100-95B |
Aeroflot |
SIP-AER |
Moscow-Tallinn (Estonia) |
|
VP-BWW |
Airbus |
Red Wings |
SIP-DME WZ301 |
Moscow-Antalya, Turkey |
|
VP-BEO |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Dusseldorf, Germany |
|
VP-BJW |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Hannover(Germany) |
|
VP-BWD |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Stockholm, Sweden |
|
VP-BJY |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Belgrade(Serbia) |
|
VP-BIF |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Oslo, Norway |
|
VQ-BPX |
Boeing |
Rossiya |
SIP-VKO |
Moscow-Antalya, Turkey |
|
VP-BLN |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Antalya(Turkey) |
|
VP-BZO |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Munich, Germany |
|
VQ-BSI |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Dusseldorf, Germany |
|
VQ-BRE |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-SVX |
Yekaterinburg-Prague(Czech Republic) |
|
VQ-BAR |
Airbus |
Aeroflot/Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Milan(Italy) |
|
VQ-BUE |
Boeing |
Aeroflot/Rossiya |
SIP-VKO |
Moscow-Rimini(Italy) |
|
VQ-BKW |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Pafos, Cyprus |
|
VP-BDG |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Tivat (Montenegro) |
|
VQ-BKG |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Yekaterinburg-Prague, Czech Republic |
|
VP-BGH |
Airbus |
Nordwind Airlines |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Antalya, Turkey |
|
VP-BCA |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Dusseldorf(Germany) |
|
VQ-BDC |
Boeing |
Nordwind Airlines |
SIP-SVO |
Rostov-on-Don-Heraklion, Greece |
|
VP-BQW |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Yekaterinburg -Rome (Italy) |
|
VP-BIQ |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Prague (Czech Republic) |
|
RA-89023 |
SS 100-95B |
Aeroflot |
SIP-AER |
Moscow-Berlin(Germany) |
|
VP-BBQ |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Yekaterinburg -Rome(Germany) |
|
VP-BDF |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Larnaca, Cyprus |
|
VQ-BCX |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Yekaterinburg-Antalya, Turkey |
|
VQ-BPV |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Frankfurt, Germany |
|
VP-BSY |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Barcelona, Spain |
|
VQ-BSR |
Boeing |
Rossiya |
SIP-VKO |
Moscow-Larnaca(Cyprus) |
|
VP-BTF |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Warsaw(Poland) |
|
VQ-BCP |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Munich (Germany) |
|
VQ-BLO |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Yekaterinburg -Tbilisi (Georgia) |
|
VP-BDL |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Yekaterinburg -Tbilisi (Georgia) |
|
VQ-BKV |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Chisinau (Moldova) |
|
RA-89060 |
SS 100-95B |
Aeroflot |
SIP-AER |
Moscow-Budapest (Hungary) |
|
VP-BGR |
Boeing |
Rossiya |
VKO-SIP |
Moscow (VKO) – Larnaca (LCA), Cyprus |
|
VQ-BKH |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
LED-SIP |
St. Petersburg (LED) – Antalya (AYT), Turkey |
|
VP-BNB |
Airbus |
Aeroflot/Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Dusseldorf(Germany) |
|
VP-BLH |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Chisinau(Moldova) |
|
VQ-BIR |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Munich(Germany) |
|
VQ-BAS |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Munich, Germany |
|
VP-BNL |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Istanbul(Turkey)-Moscow |
|
VP-BWS |
Airbus |
Red Wings |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Antalya(Turkey) |
|
VQ-BVL |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/Globus |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Dusseldorf(Germany) |
|
VP-BKY |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Madrid(Spain)-Moscow |
|
VP-BFG |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Budapest(Hungary) |
|
VP-BFA |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Berlin(Germany) |
|
VQ-BRT |
Airbus |
Nordwind Airlines |
SIP-SVO |
Athens (Greece)-Moscow |
|
VQ-BMP |
Boeing |
Yakutia |
SIP-VKO |
Moscow-Antalya, Turkey |
|
VP-BND |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/Globus |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Chisinau (Moldova) |
|
VP-BWJ |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
ROV-SIP |
St. Petersburg (LED) – London (LGW), UK |
|
RA-89110 |
Sukhoi Superjet |
Aeroflot |
AER-SIP |
Moscow (SVP) – Budapest (BUD), Hungary |
|
VQ-BPU |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Oslo (OSL), Norway |
|
VP-BVQ |
Airbus |
Red Wings |
DME-SIP |
Moscow (DME) – Antalya (AYT), Turkey |
|
VQ-BRQ |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/Globus |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Dusseldorf(Germany) |
|
VQ-BSS |
Boeing |
Rossiya |
SIP-VKO |
Moscow-Larnaca(Cyprus) |
|
VQ-BVU |
Boeing |
Rossiya |
SIP-VKO |
Moscow-Nice(France) |
|
VP-BJX |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Hannover (HAJ), Germany |
|
VP-BSQ |
Boeing |
Nordwind Airlines |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Dusseldorf (DUS), Germany |
|
VP-BIE |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Krasnodar-Verona(Italy) |
|
VP-BQD |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ Globus |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Chisinau(Moldova) |
|
VP-BID |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Vilnius(Lithuania) |
|
RA-89105 |
SS 100-95B |
Aeroflot |
SIP-AER |
Moscow-Riga(Latvia) |
|
VP-BFZ |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Larnaca(Cyprus) |
|
VP-BWY |
Airbus |
Red Wings |
SIP-LED |
Moscow-Rimini(Italy) |
|
VP-BTC |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Antalya(Turkey) |
|
VP-BCE |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Hamburg(Germany) |
|
VP-BLD |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
DME-SIP |
Moscow (DME) – Pafos (PFO), Cyprus |
|
VQ-BRL |
Airbus |
Nordwind Airlines |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Heraklion (HER), Greece |
|
VQ-BFW |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-AER |
Yekaterinburg-Tbilisi(Georgia) |
|
VQ-BAT |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
LED-SIP |
St. Petersburg (LED) – Prague (PRG), Czech Republic |
|
VP-BBG |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SVO-SIP |
Yekaterinburg (SVX) – Tbilisi (TBS), Georgia |
|
VP-BUL |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Warsaw(Poland) |
|
RA-89116 |
Sukhoi Superjet |
Aeroflot |
AER-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Riga (RIX), Latvia |
|
VP-BCB |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Frankfurt (FRA), Germany |
|
VQ-BAG |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Batumi, Georgia |
|
VP-BKX |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
DME-SIP |
Moscow (DME) – Larnaca (LCA), Cyprus |
|
VP-BOI |
Boeing |
Rossiya |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Riga (RIX), Latvia |
|
VP-BRW |
Airbus |
Red Wings |
DME-SIP |
Moscow (DME) – Antalya (AYT), Turkey |
|
VP-BRS |
Airbus |
Red Wings |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Verona(Italy) |
|
VP-BKC |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Istanbul (IST), Turkey |
|
VP-BSZ |
Boeing |
Nordwind Airlines |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Dusseldorf (DUS), Germany |
|
VQ-BRK |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
SIP-OVB |
Moscow -Tivat (Montenegro) |
|
VP-BTA |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Berlin, Germany |
|
VP-BIV |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Rome(Italy) |
|
VP-BNT |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Frankfurt(Germany) |
|
VP-BOA |
Boeing |
Rossiya |
SIP-VKO |
Moscow-Antalya(Turkey) |
|
RA-89101 |
SS 100-95B |
Aeroflot |
SIP-AER |
Moscow-Stockholm, Sweden |
|
VP-BSO |
Boeing |
Nordwind Airlines |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Dusseldorf (DUS), Germany Moscow (SVO) – Bari (BRI), Italy |
|
VP-BMW |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Yekaterinburg-Paris(France) |
|
VP-BKP |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Frankfurt (FRA), Germany |
|
VQ-BSH |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Berlin(Germany) |
|
VP-BBU |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Vienna(Austria) |
|
VP-BOH |
Boeing |
Rossiya |
SIP-VKO |
Yekaterinburg -Pardubice(Czech Republic) |
|
VP-BMT |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Rimini(Italy) |
|
VP-BNG |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Tivat(Montenegro) |
|
RA-89061 |
Sukhoi Superjet |
Aeroflot |
AER-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Oslo (OSL), Norway |
|
VQ-BTX |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Istanbul (IST), Turkey |
|
VP-BGQ |
Boeing |
Rossiya |
VKO-SIP |
Moscow (VKO) – Barcelona (BCN), Spain |
|
VQ-BMG |
Boeing |
S7 Airlines/ |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Verona(Italy) |
|
VP-BSA |
Boeing |
Nordwind Airlines |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Dusseldorf (DUS), Germany |
|
VP-BIJ |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Helsinki (HEL), Finland |
|
VP-BLO |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SVO-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Prague (PRG), Czech Republic |
|
VQ-BTY |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Yekaterinburg-Paris(France) |
|
VQ-BDJ |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Yekaterinburg-Paris(France) |
|
VQ-BBA |
Airbus |
Rossiya |
SIP-LED |
St. Petersburg-Rome(Italy) |
|
VP-BIY |
Airbus |
Aeroflot |
SIP-SVO |
Moscow-Helsinki(Finland) |
|
VQ-BKJ |
Airbus |
Ural Airlines |
SIP-DME |
Moscow-Antalya(Turkey) |
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RA-89109 |
Sukhoi Superjet |
Aeroflot |
AER-SIP |
Moscow (SVO) – Riga (RIX), Latvia |
Note:
In December 2014 the administration of the US President Barack Obama has adopted a number of decisions regarding the sanctions for any action in the occupied Crimea.
In April of the same year, in accordance with the ICAO Convention on International Civil Aviation, the Eurocontrol (the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation), banned the European airlines from flying to the Russia-occupied Crimea and Sevastopol. [1].
Ukraine officially accused [2] Russia of violation of the international multilateral and bilateral agreements and the provisions of the European Air Navigation Plan, as well as in ignoring the established borders of the Flight Information Regions (FIR) [3].
The Air Navigation Services in the sky over the Crimean Peninsula belong to the jurisdiction to Ukraine that due to the Russian annexation of the Crimean AR had to move the dispatch center from Simferopol to Kyiv and Odessa.
However, due to the inability of the State Avia Service to guarantee security of the Ukraine flights over the occupied territories, in March 2014, it was decided to close the airports in Simferopol and Belbek and the lower airspace and to restrict traffic in Simferopol flight information region.
At the same time, Ukraine continues to service the Black Sea FIR within its competence.
In April 2014, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) called Russia's actions to seize control of the airspace above Crimea and the Black Sea waters that belong to the Ukrainian FIR, illegal [4].
[1] The ban of the flights to the occupied Crimea for European airlines: http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/198796.html
[2] Announcement of the SE "UkrAeroRukh" of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine: http://uksatse.ua/index.php?act=Part&CODE=247&id=264
[3] The FIR (Flight Information Region) is a specified region of airspace in which a flight information service and an alerting service are provided
[4] The publication in the online edition of the Tyzhden magazine from 16.04.2014 http://tyzhden.ua/News/107719
For four and a half years, the BSNews and Maidan of Foreign Affairs monitoring group conducts daily monitoring of the illegal flights to the occupied Crimea followed by the media publications of the results of the investigation on the airlines-offenders.
