Aeroflot’s Airbus A330
Aeroflot suspended its participation in the SkyTeam airline alliance on Wednesday (27th) due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Aeroflot has been a member of SkyTeam since 2006.
Skyteam was the last major airline alliance to be formed around the turn of the millennium. Its founding members were Aeromexico, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air. Delta had already terminated its codeshare agreements with Aeroflot in February.
In a press release, the alliance said: “SkyTeam and Aeroflot have agreed to temporarily suspend the airline’s SkyTeam membership. We are working to limit the impact on customers and will notify those affected of any changes to SkyTeam benefits and services.”
A similar announcement was made by S7 Airlines, also of Russia, and Oneworld earlier this month, AEROIN reported. The airline has suspended its codeshare agreement, passenger benefits and other alliance contracts.
At the time, Oneworld said it didn’t expect the decision to have a major impact on passengers, as Russian planes were banned from flying to many international destinations where alliance members are based.
The European Union and the United Kingdom claim Russian airlines pose a safety risk due to Western sanctions on plane parts, and have put Aeroflot and S7 Airlines on an “air safety list” of airlines banned from flying in their airspace.
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