On Monday, February 27, the Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air announced that it would suspend all its flights to and from Chisinau for security reasons. This will take place on March 14th.
“The safety of passengers and crew remains Wizz Air’s number one priority. As a result of the recent events in Moldova and the high, albeit not 100% possible, risk in the country’s airspace, Wizz Air has taken a difficult but responsible decision to temporarily stop all flights to Chisinau from March 14“, - the press service of the company says.
To compensate for the inconvenience for passengers, the low-cost airline will offer additional flights from the Romanian airport in Iasi, located 150 km from the capital of Moldova. Since September last year, Wizz Air has moved its base of operations and aircraft parking there from Chisinau.
The airline promises that after March 14, planes will start flying from Yass to Berlin, and will also increase the number of flights to Barcelona, Milan (Bergamo airport), Bologna, Rome (Ciampino and Fiumicino airports), Dortmund, Larnaca, London (airport). and Treviso. But the routes from Chisinau to Budapest and Prague will remain unchanged.
According to CNN, the Hungarian airline does not explain what is meant bylatest events in Moldova“. However, it is known that the situation in the republic worsened in February. Moldovan President Maia Sandu has publicly accused Russia of attempting a coup. In Chisinau, the pro-Russian opposition party Shor organized mass protests, the participants of which demanded the resignation of the government and the president.
Let us recall the point of view of analyst Alexander Kovalenko, who explained why Russia can launch missile attacks on Moldova.
Source: Fakty
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