Russian airlines blocked the air corridor to the resorts of Egypt - the most popular destination for foreign winter tourism for Russians. It is reported by The Moscow Times, citing sources in the industry..

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" Following Turkey and Saudi Arabia, Jordanian aviation authorities began to close their airspace for Russian carriers..

Programs flying to Egypt via Jordan faced denials last week, sources say.. The first company affected was Nordwind, which operated flights to Egyptian resorts for Pegas Touristik..

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The claims of the Jordanian authorities are related to the double " Their owners - foreign lessors - registered aircraft mainly in Bermuda, and after the outbreak of war and the imposition of sanctions, they demanded the return of the leased vessels.

The Russian authorities refused, and President Vladimir Putin instructed to re-register the fleet in Russia in order to use it on domestic flights.

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But registration in two jurisdictions violates the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation.

Jordan's formal requirements are that Russian carriers provide insurance, and with mandatory reinsurance in the English market, the source says..

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But this condition is obviously impossible: the British insurance market is closed to Russia due to sanctions. As a result, Nordwind, which operates dual-registration Boeing 737-800 aircraft, was forced to cancel all flights to Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh..

Next suffered i-Fly, for which the sky of Jordan is closed from December 15.