The airline did not explicitly mention safety in Russia or the Ukraine-Russia War, but the announcement makes it the first airline to suspend flights after Zelensky warned Russian airspace is unsafe. The decision comes two months after Air Tanzania launched direct flights to Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The airline did not explicitly mention safety in Russia or the Ukraine-Russia War, but the announcement makes it the first airline to suspend flights after Zelensky warned Russian airspace is unsafe.S1

• The decision comes two months after Air Tanzania launched direct flights to Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport.S2