Russia “steals” hundreds of passenger planes Senior European officials said on Friday they would pay billions of euros in compensation to their foreign tenants after Moscow allowed the planes to register in its territory.
Russian airlines have until Monday to return flights under EU-sanctioned sanctions after Russian forces invaded Ukraine a month ago.
However, according to a law announced by President Vladimir Putin and issued on March 14, Russian airlines have the opportunity to register overseas chartered aircraft so that they can fly over Russian territory.
The move allows companies to continue to use those devices for domestic flights despite Western restrictions. Will be confiscated if flying overseas.
“Most of the planes that can fly overseas have been hijacked by planes of European or American descent and from their respective tenants,” said Henrik Hololy, director general of the European Commission for Transport.
By re-registering the plane in Russia, the country’s authorities are “seriously violating international aviation law and the Chicago Convention’s fundamental law of the Chicago Convention,” Hololey warned at an online conference of the European Aviation Organization. Traffic monitoring, Eurocontrol.
“About 10,000 million (euros), more than 500 devices have been seized by the Russians and registered with them,” warned Iman Brennan, director general of Eurocontrol. “This creates a very difficult situation for European rental companies and insurers,” he added.
