Dozens of flights to Russia delayed

Hundreds of passengers stranded at airports in Tajikistan and Russia due to cancellations by Ural Airlines

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More than a dozen flights by Ural Airlines have been delayed or canceled in Tajikistan and Russia, resulting in hundreds of passengers being left in difficult situations at Tajik and Russian airports.

In just the last two days, on March 21 and 22, nine flights by Ural Airlines from various cities in Russia were delayed or canceled.

Of the previously delayed flights, only two flights to Moscow were operated on March 22, while other flights from Tajikistan to Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Ufa, Chelyabinsk, and other cities in Russia were again delayed.

According to the online scoreboard of Zhukovsky International Airport, six flights by Ural Airlines from Moscow to Kulyab, Dushanbe, and Khujand were delayed or canceled over the two days from March 21 to 22.

Flights from Rostov-on-Don, Yekaterinburg, Sochi, and two flights from Moscow to Dushanbe on March 22 were also canceled. Flights by Ural Airlines from Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, Rostov-on-Don, and Mineralnye Vody to Khujand were also canceled.

A representative of Ural Airlines in Tajikistan, Umedjon Lolaev, told Radio Ozodi that planes registered in Europe were removed from flights due to sanctions. “Starting today, our planes will be re-registered in Russia, there will be no more delays,” Lolaev assured.

Meanwhile, passengers stranded in Tajik and Russian airports are demanding that the airline either send flights or refund their tickets as soon as possible.

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European countries imposed strict sanctions against Moscow. As a result of the sanctions, dozens of major airlines have left the Russian market, leading to problems with flight operations in Russia.