Air Arabia cancels Russia flights, plans October restart
According to preliminary data, the airline plans to resume flights to Russia on the Sharjah-Moscow route in October. Earlier, Iraqi Airways also resumed flights to Russia after several months of suspension.
Consensus
- Air Arabia has canceled its flights to Russia for October and December 2016.
- The airline plans to resume flights from Sharjah, UAE, to Moscow on October 8, 2026.
- Frequency of flights will increase to two per day starting December 12.
- Passengers with canceled flights will receive full refunds or credit vouchers.
- The airline previously suspended flights in July 2026 due to the Middle East conflict.
- The Ministry of Transport of Russia confirmed the planned resumption of flights.
Points of divergence
- Air Arabia canceled flights after a warning from Ukrainian President Zelensky about the danger of flying over Russia. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- Air Arabia did not send official notifications about flight cancellations, and the website still shows open sales for October flights. — vm
- Air Arabia previously canceled flights without warning, citing a past incident involving a flight to Sri Lanka. — tg_bazabazon
- Air Arabia has not operated its regular flight program to Russia since February 28, 2026. — vedomosti
- The issue with flight operations is due to the need to avoid Iranian airspace, affecting operational capabilities. — kommersant
Coverage (10 sources)
- Flights from Sharjah to Moscow are returning: Air Arabia resumes flights — РИАМО
- Baza: Air Arabia airline will partially resume flights between UAE and Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Air Arabia canceled flights to Russia for October and December. According to 'Base', tour operators and agents noticed that October ticket bookings were removed, but there was no official notification from the carrier – a response was received only after an inquiry. Meanwhile, on the airline's website... — Baza
- Air Arabia plans to resume flights to Russia in October — Ведомости
- Ministry of Transport of Russia: Air Arabia plans to resume flights to Moscow — Коммерсантъ
- Air Arabia may resume flights to Russia in October — Вести
- One of the largest Arab airlines cancels flights to Russia after Zelensky's warning — The Moscow Times
- Air Arabia, according to preliminary data, plans to resume flights to Russia on the Sharjah — Moscow route in o... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Baza: Air Arabia airline canceled flights to Russia for October and December — Вечерняя Москва
- Air Arabia canceled flights to Russia for October and December. — Baza
Key entities
- Russia
- Air Arabia
- Moscow
- Shardzh
- UAE
- Middle East
- Ministry of Transport
- Bases
- Telegram channel
- TASS
- Baza
- RST
- Zelenskyy
- Yakov Filimonov
- Tatyana Smirnova
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