Meanwhile, flying less than 4% of Ukrainians, but for some reason, flight bans are considered as a subject of the pre-election populism, Ukrainian politicians. After all, if the ban - to prohibit rail and road links, and not now, but six years ago it was necessary ?! Followers of this news occasion - no flying or traveling audience blue screens.
But even if you are a traveler, but do not fly to Moscow or Kiev, still the sanctions anyway, have a negative impact primarily on competition and prices for the Ukrainian passengers and the Ukrainian economy as a whole.
"What will cancel and what to leave?"
"What to do if you have a ticket?"
"How to plan your trip?" ... Read more.
What kind of flights canceled and when?
On October 25, Ukraine ban on flights in the case of most Russian airlines, the list is long, an exception among the airlines which fly to Ukraine from Russia - it UTair. This airline does not fly to the Crimea and in the "sanctions" list has not got.
Airlines that fly to Ukraine and who hit the "sanctions" list: Aeroflot, S7, Transaero.
Earlier this week, Russia has imposed retaliatory "mirrored" sanctions against Ukrainian airlines from 25 October 2015. Thus UIA (UIA), Dniproavia, Motorsich, YanAir also forbidden to carry out flights in Russia.
What if you already have a ticket for a flight after October 25?
That such information is available now from the airlines:
Information from the S7:
"Everyone flies to Kiev and Odessa from October 25, 2015!
In connection with the receipt of the letter from the Ukrainian aviation authorities to ban the S7 Airlines flights from Moscow to Kiev and Odessa, we closed the sale of tickets for these flights departing from 25 October 2015. We also stopped sale on joint flights with Ukraine International Airlines from Kiev to St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad.
Passengers who bought tickets for these flights since 25 October inclusive, we will make full refund of the ticket. A full refund is possible in case one of the segments of the flight is designed to fly after October 25. Passengers also can renew without surcharges purchased tickets for an earlier date. "
Information from the UIA:
"Information for UIA passengers with tickets for flights to / from the Russian Federation
UIA reports that it has received official notification of the ban on flights to the execution of the Russian Federation.
Due to the closure of air communication between Ukraine and the Russian Federation in the season schedule IATA 'Winter 2015/2016' from October 25, 2015 UIA:
• 1) produce a reimbursement of transportation cost in accordance with the conditions of the fare if the planned transport was completed by 10.24.2015 inclusive;
• 2) will make a full refund of the cost of transportation, regardless of the fare (including the airport, fuel and other charges), except for service fee if shipping was supposed to start after 10.24.2015;
• 3) implement a refund of unused portions, if the carriage was to be completed after 10.24.2015;
• 4) at the request of the passenger perebroniruet tickets from / to Russia at an earlier date, preceding the date of implementation of the ban on flights, with no additional service fees and other surcharges;
• 5) at the request of the passenger, in the case of transit to / from Russia through Kiev to other countries allow the use of land without a ticket Kiev - point in Russia or in the opposite direction;
• 6) at the request of the passenger will allow the replacement of the air ticket to / from the Russian Federation in Kiev and in the opposite direction on the flight to Kiev, Minsk, Riga, Vilnius and Helsinki or in the opposite direction on its own flights UIA without surcharges;
• 7) at the request of the passenger and, if technically possible to carry out the transfer of passengers to alternative routes to / from Russia via other countries UIA own flights.
Contact for complaints about the return of tickets, change itinerary, travel dates, etc .:
For calls from Ukraine: UIA Call Center: tel. +38 044 581 5050 or 566 from your mobile, e-mail: Contact@flyuia.com,
For calls from Russia: 8 (800) 333 30 50. "
link to the website of UIA
That's all that I found from official information messages in social networks, or the airline.
However, if you UTair flight - also follow the information, the airline is now not on the list, but how to behave Ukrainian MPs, in response to "mirror" the ban - is difficult to predict.
Who will suffer?
First of all, suffer from sanctions ordinary passengers. Less choice - the higher the price. Not only on direct flights to / from Moscow, but due to the inability to make a transit route to the points of the Russian Federation and abroad through Moscow. First of all, this is Asia and the United States Aeroflot, tariffs on these areas often were the lowest for the Ukrainians in the search results. I myself flew to Beijing and Shanghai from Kiev Aeroflot via Moscow, was a beautiful flight in the 2010m, when all European airports were closed due to the Icelandic volcano, and Moscow worked properly
but this is a special case.Over the past year and a half the number of flights from Europe across the board (I mean the dock haul destinations) in Kyiv already reduced, and now in terms of weakening competition, and prices will rise to them. Emirates / Qatar / Etihad Kiev do not fly, cheap competitive tariffs in Asia from them either, and yet sometimes slip on the forums very interesting prices for connections from Kiev S7-Qatar.
When I needed one-way ticket to Kiev from somewhere ?! Very often the UIA ticket to Moscow via Kiev was the cheapest option one-way, and the second segment is simply not used.
And UIA lose transit traffic from Russia. And what great rates offered to Russian UIA passengers from Moscow and St. Petersburg to Beijing, Bangkok, Israel or Europe! Now, this too can be forgotten. Who compensates financial losses UIA in this case? Ukrainian compensate passengers - an increase in the cost of tickets on other flights it.
That comment Press Secretary UIA "UIA does not discuss the sanctions imposed by the decree of the President on the decision of the National Security Council - introduced, then introduced. It is obvious that the NSDC had reason to impose sanctions against certain airlines of the Russian Federation. At the same time, it is necessary to state that, unlike the two mentioned in the list of sanctions Russian airlines, UIA will never violate the laws of the Russian Federation. In addition, UIA has more than a year suffering from sanctions imposed by the Russian Federation, include a ban on the passage of the air space of the Russian Federation with reference to the technical reasons that led to a significant the increase for a number of routes UIA and financial losses of about $ 6 million a year. "
As it is now plan their air travel to Moscow from Kiev?
Such sanctions have been imposed on Georgia, it was then that the UIA and Aerosvit Airlines transported a huge number of transit passengers from Tbilisi to Moscow via Kiev.
Here infographics about possible alternative routes from the "Kommersant".
In my opinion, here once Baku. Flight time is indicated without taking into account the total standby connecting flight!
I think that in the near future will offer their own versions and prices:
- Belavia
- AirBaltic
- Possible MAU + EstonianAir
- Perhaps Turkish Airlines
Carte Blanche course at Belavia, have any comments about the increase in freight containers and aircraft scheduling more capacity per flight Minsk-Kyiv. AirBaltic is also traditionally offers docking Kiev-Moscow via Riga.
Here's a sample search, but I am sure that the schedule will be adapted to achieve the minimum possible time connections between Kiev and Moscow flights:
Is it possible to preserve direct flights?
Yeah maybe.
1. Did UTair flight will remain in the schedule. UTair is not in the list of airlines banned from the Ukrainian side. Then he will be the only direct, if nothing changes in the list of the Ukrainian side.
2. Ukrainian airlines Atlasdzhet Ukraine is not listed on the Russian side. In this airline has permission to operate the flight Kiev-Moscow flights but it does not begin or announced in this direction.