Symbolic: Switzerland also spied on Turkish airlines serving Russians | Business

Of course, for geographical reasons, this has only a symbolic meaning, since the Swiss confederation, with the exception of Liechtenstein, is completely surrounded by EU territory.

Since Southwind Airlines’ European Union airspace is closed, planes from the Turkish carrier, which is accused of links to Russia’s Nordwind Airlines, would still not have been able to reach Switzerland.

According to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration, Southwind Airlines previously granted permission for a 2024 flight. for the summer flight schedule has been officially cancelled.

This means that the planned Antalya flights from Zurich-Kloten will definitely not take place. From 2024 May 2 two weekly flights were still to be operated, according to aviation website Aviation direct.

As we have already announced, The European Union (EU) has banned Southwind Airlines from operating in its airspace after an investigation by Finland’s Transport and Communications Agency (Traficom) found that Russian shareholders hold a majority stake in the airline.

Registered in Turkey, Southwind Airlines was established in 2022. in April, shortly after the EU banned Russian airlines from flying in its airspace following its invasion of Ukraine.