Foreign airlines are cutting presence in Russia because of lower demand

Some foreign airlines are about to leave the Russian market under the current conditions of reduction in demand for international transportation, and some airlines reduce the flight programs, the deputy head of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation Valery Okulov said on transportation forum in Novosibirsk on Wednesday.

Valery Okulov told to the journalists, that it concerns regular flights, which foreign air carriers operate from Russia to different international destinations. Already gone such air companies as Niki, Lauda (Air Niki - IF), who operated daily flights from Moscow to Vienna; EasyJet, CSA, Emirates reduce the frequency of their flights; Delta reduced its program to the New York, and cancelled to Atlanta. The list goes on," Valery Okulov said.