Savelyev urged not to doubt the safety of flights in the near future

Russia has all the necessary spare parts for used aircraft, so far there is nothing to fear, Russian Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev said on the air of the Rossiya-1 TV channel in the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin.”

“Don’t even hesitate, replied he was asked if it would be safe to fly in the near future (TASS quote). – All enterprises that are engaged in servicing aircraft, they work as usual. We have a complete set of spare parts. So we have nothing to fear for now.”

The head of the Ministry of Transport also recalled that the average age of aircraft of Russian airlines is approximately 15 years, and stressed that “not a single airline will lift an aircraft into the air if it is not sure of safety.” According to Savelyev, the Russian fleet is sufficient for a “quite a long period,” while deliveries of the MC-21 and SSJ 100 are expected.

Earlier, Savelyev at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin informedthat in 2022, Russian airlines carried 95 million people. In 2021, 111 million people were transported.

“2022 thanks to your support, dear Vladimir Vladimirovich [Путин]was a record in terms of allocated funds from the federal budget – 174 billion rubles, due to which more than 95 million people were transported, despite the temporary closure of 11 airports in the south, ”Savelyev said at the meeting.

After the start of a military special operation in Ukraine, the EU countries, Great Britain and the United States imposed unprecedented sanctions against the Russian aviation industry, including a complete ban on the supply of aircraft (including Boeing and Airbus aircraft, which form the basis of the fleet) and components. Aircraft insurance and maintenance were banned, and foreign leasing companies began to withdraw aircraft already delivered. Also, unfriendly countries closed their airspace to aircraft from Russia, and Russia, in response, banned flights from airlines from these states.

Savelyev also noted at the end of November that 100 billion rubles were allocated to subsidize domestic transportation in 2022, which the Federal Air Transport Agency distributed among 32 airlines.