Wizz Air has suspended all flights to Chisinau, the capital city of Moldova, announced on Monday. The announcement comes amid rising tensions between Russia and Moldova.
Flights will be suspended starting March 14 due to concerns over safety of the airspace, a “sudden and regrettable” decision, Reuters reported.
A statement by the airline said flights to and from certain destinations would be added on as replacements, including Lasi, Berlin, Bologna, Treviso and more.
Flights to Budapest and Prague will not be replaced and Chisinau inbound flights will be diverted to other destinations in the Wizz Air network, it said.
“Safety of the passengers and crew remain Wizz Air’s number one priority and following the recent developments in Moldova and the elevated, but not imminent, risk in the country’s airspace, Wizz Air has made the difficult but responsible decision to suspend all flights to Chisinau from the 14th of March,” the statement read.
Tensions between Russia and Moldova have grown in recent months as Russian missiles aimed at Ukraine have entered Moldovan airspace.
Follow us on
