British and Spanish airlines have closed their offices in Russia
British Airways and Iberia airlines, part of the International Airlines Group holding company, have closed their representative offices in Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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Interfax reported this, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports.
A representative of British Airways told the agency that the company had indeed decided to move offices to other cities outside of Russia, and booking flights to the Russian Federation would be made by phone.
An Iberia spokesperson also confirmed the closure of its offices.
In Moscow, British Airways is based at Domodedovo Airport. It flies to London, Paris, Madrid, New York, Tokyo and other cities.
The IAG holding, in addition to British Airways and Iberia, owns budget airlines Vueling and Aer Lingus. At the end of 2016, the airline had 548 aircraft serving 274 destinations around the world.
In October 2015, Bloomberg reported that the world's largest airlines were reducing the number of flights to Russia. We were talking about the German Lufthansa, the British British Airways and the Scandinavian SAS.
Due to the devaluation of the ruble in Russia, demand for foreign flights has decreased. In March 2015, Thai Airways stopped operating flights from Moscow to Bangkok; in September, the British low-cost airline Easy Jet announced its decision to stop flying to Russia; in October, the German air carrier Air Berlin announced its decision to stop flying to Russia.
British and Spanish airlines have closed their offices in Russia.