In the end, the ban of Russian aircraft to carry out flights over its territory Ukraine has lost about 10 million euros, said the Director of Ukrainian state enterprise of service of air traffic "UkSATSE" says Dmytro babeichuk.
"according to the estimations of our analysts, the loss of the "UkSATSE" from already imposed sanctions account for around ten million euros, approximately 11% of total revenues, "said Babeichuk, reports RIA" Novosti ".
In the leadership of the Russian Federation at the end of October said that the cessation of air links between Russia and Ukraine is absurd, and Moscow holds out hope that common sense will prevail. Before that, press Secretary of the Ministry of infrastructure and transport of Ukraine Irina Kustovskyj said that the state aviation service of Ukraine received a letter from the Federal air transport Agency with the initiative to hold negotiations on restoring air links between the countries set out by the Russian side position is not acceptable for Ukraine. Remember, October 12, the Ministry of transport of Russia has received the notification of the State aviation administration of Ukraine about a complete stop of the air messages between Ukraine and Russia. On 25 October the ban came into force. October 23, Moscow made a proposal to Kiev to cancel the limits on direct air mail and in transit for Russian and Ukrainian airlines. Ukraine, with its own hand, made the proposal to consider removing mutual restrictions on transit flights. Ukrainian Minister of infrastructure Andriy Pivovarsky has said that the Russian airlines that fly to Crimea, will not be able to fly in cities of Ukraine and " will have this opportunity only if you give up the flights in the Crimea and paid a fine ". In Crimea on March 16 of last year held a referendum on the status of autonomy, more 96% of participants who were in favor of joining region in Russia. 21 March 2014 the President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed the law on ratification of the agreement on joining of the Crimea and Sevastopol a part of Russia, and also the decree about formation of the Crimean Federal district.

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