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Re:Aeroflot deactivates brakes on nine aircraft, relies sole... by avar on Monday August 07, 2023 @03:35PM (#37039752)
Isn't the in-between choice to drive or fly out of Russia towards Europe, then fly east on a non-Russian airline, and eventually take e.g. the Tokyo to Vladivostok direct flight?
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Re:Aeroflot deactivates brakes on nine aircraft, relies sole... by thriftwy on Monday August 07, 2023 @07:29PM (#37042356)
That would be prohibitively expensive and may require getting some visas which may in turn require further travel.
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Re:Aeroflot deactivates brakes on nine aircraft, relies sole... by martin8412 on Monday August 07, 2023 @07:30PM (#37042367)
The Russian airlines can't fly to most of Europe. They're sanctioned by the EU. You'd need to drive. But better option is probably just flying through Turkey. Turkish Airlines still operate in Russia. Turkish Airlines isn't sanctioned, so they can maintain their planes just fine.
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Re:Aeroflot deactivates brakes on nine aircraft, relies sole... by rtpg on Tuesday August 08, 2023 @01:18AM (#37044796)
This isn't _that_ relevant because China is there as an option but there are no flights direct from Japan to Russia, for the same reason there aren't EU to Russia flights right now either.
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