There are reports of non-admission to flights from Istanbul to Mexico with a transfer in Amsterdam, to the Dominican Republic with a transfer in Frankfurt.
The largest German airline Lufthansa and the Dutch KLM do not allow Russians on flights from Istanbul with transit through Europe.
This is reported by the Sanctions Telegram channel in the Russian Federation”.
Russian passengers who bought tickets from Istanbul with transfers in European cities report massive boarding denials.
In particular, there are reports of non-admission to flights from Istanbul to Mexico with a change in Amsterdam, to the Dominican Republic with a change in Frankfurt.
So, on one of the forums of the Frankfurt am Main airport, a Russian wrote that he had bought a ticket for a Lufthansa flight from Istanbul to Cancun with a transfer om in Frankfurt on March 3rd. However, he failed to fly away.
“In Istanbul, they did not check in for the flight, arguing that there is no Schengen. There are no marks on the ticket in this regard. Apparently, the ban is due to Russian policy,” the Russian wrote.< /p>
Recall that almost immediately after the start of the war a number of airlines canceled their flights in Russia: Polish LOT, British British Airways, Dutch KLM, German Lufthansa, French Air France, Finnish Finnair, Hungarian Wizz Air and many others. Also, the EU, Canada, the USA and other countries closed their skies to Russian aircraft.
