European finances provider Wizz Air has suspended plans to renew flights from the Russian capital of Moscow to Abu Dhabi within the United Arab Emirates, amid mounting criticism over the relaunch determination this month.
In Friday’s assertion (19 August) deferring the flights till additional discover, Hungary-registered Wizz Air made no point out of the social media backlash, which included some calls to boycott the airline, however referred solely to “business provide chain limitations”.
On Twitter, the airline had responded to criticism by saying the flight can be run by its Abu Dhabi enterprise, which is a registered provider within the United Arab Emirates working in step with the Gulf state’s laws.
Different UAE carriers had been working with Russia, it added.
London-listed Wizz Air holds a 49% stake in Wizz Air Abu Dhabi whose plane carry the European airline’s identify and branding. Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund ADQ owns 51%.
This month, Wizz Air stated flights between Abu Dhabi and Moscow would resume from October. On 27 February, it had suspended all fights with Russia after the invasion of Ukraine.
Wizz Air additionally holds airline working certificates (AOCs) in Britain and Hungary.
European carriers have ceased operations with Russia, whereas Russian airways are banned from European Union airspace as a part of Western sanctions for the battle, which Moscow calls a “particular army operation”.
The UAE has not imposed sanctions on Russia and as a substitute stated it sought to take care of a impartial place.
(Edited by Georgi Gotev)
