The Uzaviation agency has imposed temporary ban on flights to Uzbekistan for the Russian airline iFly Airlines, the Ministry of Transport said.
The carrier organized the sale of air tickets for charter flights between the cities of Uzbekistan and Russia, without obtaining the necessary permits and grossly violating the current rules, the message says.
In November, the company sold tickets for the flights Moscow - Urgench - St. Petersburg - Urgench - Moscow, Navoi - Moscow and St. Petersburg - Navoi - St. Petersburg. Passengers arrived at the scheduled time at the airports to find out that flights were not on the schedule.
Uzbekistan Airports reported that on November 8, about 200 people gathered at the Navoi airport, who were going to fly IFly on the Navoi - Moscow and Navoi - St. Petersburg flights. They bought tickets at the branches of the Vostok Bukhara company in Samarkand, Bukhara and Urgench. They were promised a refund for the tickets.
On November 5, about 300 people gathered at the Urgench airport. They had tickets for an iFly flight to Moscow that was not on the schedule. After the situation was resolved, an airplane was sent from Moscow.
The Ministry of Transport said that if the airline continues to violate the requirements, the issued operating permits will be canceled.
The schedule of charter flights can be found on the Uzaviatsia website.
