The head of the Federal Air Transport Agency said that aviation sanctions “did not reach the goal”

According to the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency Alexander Neradko, Western countries tried to destroy it with sanctions against the Russian aviation industry, but this “failed to do so.” According to him, it is impossible to destroy international aviation cooperation through sanctions.

Mr. Neradko spoke about “unofficial contacts” with representatives of the countries that joined the sanctions. He did not specify the details of shadow cooperation, noting that contacts have become less public.

In an interview RBC the head of the Federal Air Transport Agency also commented statement Henrik Hololei, Head of the Directorate General for Mobility and Transport of the European Commission. Last spring, a European official called the destruction of the Russian aviation industry the goal of the sanctions. “Yes, there was such a frank statement by a high-ranking European official, which, apparently, he had been hatching for a long time. It didn’t work out … everyone who is responsible for our aviation made timely and correct decisions in response to the actions of those who joined the sanctions, ”said the representative of the Federal Air Transport Agency.

After the entry of Russian troops into Ukraine, Western countries agreed on sanctions against Russian airlines. In particular, the airspace over the countries of Europe and North America was closed to Russian aircraft. Russian airlines suffered record losses, in connection with which the state initiated a subsidy program.

Andrey Sapozhnikov