Sanctions force Aeroflot to pull plug on low-cost airline

Sanctions force Aeroflot to pull plug on low-cost airline

Aeroflot’s new budget airline Dobrolet announced it is temporarily suspending flights and ticket sales due to “unprecedented pressure” from European partners as a result of economic sanctions.

From August 4, due to “unprecedented pressure on Dobrolet from European counterparts, the carrier is forced to stop flights and ticket sales,” Aeroflot said in a statement released on Sunday. Passengers with tickets will be transferred to Orenburg Airlines, a domestic Aeroflot subsidiary or fully refunded, the statement says.