Update 19:30. The official account of Wizz Air on Twitter denies the report about the suspension of flights to Moldova. Despite the fact that WizzAir does not officially confirm the suspension of flights, users on social networks began to complain that their flights from Chisinau have already been canceled.
The Hungarian airline Wizz Air will suspend flights to and from Chisinau from March 14. In the statement of the company, published by HotNews, it is said that the company made this decision in connection with the danger of the airspace over Moldova.
The information was also confirmed by the Civil Aviation Authority, promising to provide details later.
"The safety of passengers and crew remains Wizz Airʼs number one priority, and as a result of recent developments in Moldova and the high, but not imminent, risk in the countryʼs airspace, Wizz Air has taken the difficult but responsible decision to suspend all flights to Chisinau starting on March 14," — says the statement of Wizz Air, cited by the publication.
Wizz Air has assured that it will continue to operate at the airport in Iasi, increasing the number of flights to Berlin, Barcelona, Milan, Bergamo, Bologna, Rome, Larnaca and London. Flights to Prague, Hamburg and Budapest were cancelled.
- On October 31 last year, a fragment of a missile was found in Moldova for the first time after Russiaʼs massive shelling of Ukraine. Then one of the settlements was affected. Subsequently, cases of Russian missiles entering Russian airspace began to be repeated. In particular, this happened in early December, mid-January and February. Also, on February 14, the airspace in Moldova was closed due to an unknown flying object that ended up over the country. Later it turned out that it was a Russian drone. Moldova is warning the West that their country may be President Putinʼs next target after Ukraine.