S7, Russia’s biggest private airline and second largest overall, said on Friday it was ceasing all international flights as of Saturday after the Russian aviation sector was hit by sweeping sanctions on the West.
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The European Union, Britain and United States and some other countries have closed their airspace starting next week, one of a package of punitive measures after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Smartavia, a medium-sized Russian airline, announced that it was ceasing all its international flights from Friday, including flights to Uzbekistan and charter flights to Turkey, Reuters reported.
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