April 2024: Finland refuses Southwind Airlines flights. Airline owned by Russians...

[Stratofreighter]

...see
https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/sout ... ownership/

[streak]

The title is a bit confusing, the name of the airline is: Southwind Airlines

[EHAM]

Apparently now banned in the entire EU according to Luchtvaartnieuws.
Is this the first airline outside of Russia/Belarus to be sanctioned due to the war in Ukraine (besides CargoLogicAir)?

[Key]

The title is a bit confusing, the name of the airline is: Southwind Airlines

Agreed, and adapted. And indeed banned in the EU now, see here as well.

It was clear from the beginning that Southwind is a remake of Nordwind. Just look at the names and logos (the newer one of Nordwind, not the old star) and obviously the main business: Russian holiday makers to the Turkish Riviera. Part of the fleet was taken over as well.

Erik