According to him, a decrease in the income of air carriers due to the closure of international routes, as well as expenses in the event of a depreciation of the ruble, can lead to significant losses and difficulties in the work of airlines.
“In fact, there are risks of bankruptcies of air carriers, first of all, and other civil aviation organizations that are in a difficult financial situation,” he said.
He also said that the Federal Air Transport Agency proposes to consider the possibility of actually zeroing the charges for air navigation services of Russian airlines in the areas of the airfields of the Far Eastern Federal District and the Arctic, as well as on the routes for organizing air traffic between them. The agency said that this would reduce the cost of transportation.
On March 13, the Russian Coronavirus Operational Headquarters announced the restriction of air traffic between Russia and the cities of the EU countries.