the European aviation safety Agency (EASA) called the airports located in areas with a high risk of infection with coronavirus. Among these areas, Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Nizhniy Novgorod and Murmansk, the Agency wrote in its report.
In areas with a high risk of infection with coronavirus EASA obliges to carry out a full disinfection of the aircraft. In addition, crews are provided with personal protective equipment.
Earlier in the list included only the airports of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
According to the report, the largest number of dangerous airports were the United States, 20 States included in the list of dangerous regions. The easiest turned out to be Ireland, is the only airport in Dublin. The document is based on the statistics of the who, the European centre for prevention and control of diseases and other relevant organisations.
In late April, the Association of tour operators of Russia estimated that at least 20 percent of the airlines, including the national, can leave the market before the end of the current year on the background of the current due to pandemic coronavirus circumstances. “Without direct financial support from the state very many airlines, including a number of Russian giants of the aviation business will not be able to survive the pandemic, especially if stop flights will be delayed until the third quarter,” said the organization.
the Aviation industry has faced serious challenges in the outbreak of coronavirus. Russia has suspended flights on March 27. With the exception of the flights organized for the return of Russians from abroad, and private flights on behalf of the government. On 15 April, President Vladimir Putin instructed to allocate the Russian aviation industry as extra support.
