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Sanctions continue
UK will not sell slots to Russian companies
Airbus A330-200
Aeroflot
Sergey Kustov, CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons
Rafael Ramos
5/19/2022
Today, Thursday (19), the United Kingdom imposed more sanctions that could harm Russian aviation. The new sanctions will affect Aeroflot, Rossiya Airlines and Ural Airlines. Among the airports are some of the busiest in Europe, such as Heathrow and Gatwick.
According to a statement, companies will not be able to sell their slots at UK airports. The move will save Russia by around £50m in profit. Previously, the UK had already banned the export of aviation-related products, as well as closing its airspace to Russian planes.
"Today we are making sure that they cannot profit from their disputed landing slots at our airports. As long as Putin continues his barbaric attack on Ukraine, we will continue to attack the Russian economy," according to UK Foreign Minister Liz Truss. .
Boeing 777-200ER
British Airways
Aaron Davis, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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