A plane of the Russian company Aeroflot took off tonight from the Tenerife South airport bound for Moscow before the possibility of Germany decreeing the blockade of its airspace to all those planes flying the Russian flag due to the war in Ukraine. Already in recent days, other European states have made this decision, including the United Kingdom, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria.
The regular flight that has taken off tonight from Tenerife South is the only direct connection that exists between the Archipelago with Russia and that takes place every Saturday. The plane, an Airbus A320, landed last morning on the island from Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow and, after the crew rested, at 8:54 p.m., it headed back to its country, where it is scheduled to arrive at half past six. in the morning, local time. The Russian airline plans return to the Archipelago next Saturday.
The German Transport Minister, Volker Wissing, announced on his Twitter account that the country is preparing to make the decision to ban any Russian aircraft to fly over the Central European country. Already during the afternoon, several aircraft that had left Germany for Japan had to return to their place of origin due to the prohibition decreed by the Government of Vladimir Putin.
The decision of the German government could coincide with the route of the plane that took off from Tenerife South, which will have to overcome several prohibitions to reach Moscow because it will not be able to fly over Czech Republic and Polandwhich is on its usual route, as well as the Baltic countries that would be an alternative route.
The German company LufthansaIn addition, it has announced that it is canceling all its connections with Russia for at least the next seven days. Other airlines that have also made this decision are the Dutch KLM and the Polish LOT.
