the money for the tickets on canceled flights offered to return from the budget. The government of the Russian Federation asked the national Association of passengers (PLO) in the letter, which acquainted “Izvestia”.
At the moment, Russian airlines, which were in a critical situation after the closure of the international message due pandemic coronavirus, offer their clients certificates and or vouchers for future travel instead of a refund.
it is Noted that to obtain funds for the tickets can’t about 1 million passengers, and according to expert estimates of compensation can be more than 25 billion rubles. In the next six months is expected to be low demand for tickets.
In April, the social activists appealed to the Prosecutor General and asked to understand the situation with a refund for the tickets. In press service of the office “news” have confirmed numerous complaints from passengers.
To date, all airlines are in fact transferred to the account, vouchers or certificates because of lack of funds, says the source “Izvestia” in the aviation market. Theoretically, the possibility to return “live” money saved, but practically it is impossible, said the head of the PLO Ilya Zotov.
