Antalya-based Southwind Airlines banned in Europe due to alleged links to Russia

The European Union, which has imposed arbitrary sanctions on countries, companies and individuals over the Russian-Ukrainian war, has made another scandalous decision. The European Union imposed a ban on flights of Southwind Airlines, based in Antalya, claiming that it is linked to Russia.

It was alleged that a study conducted by the Finnish Aviation Authority concluded that the majority of ownership and actual control of Southwind is in Russia, not Turkey, and that it is linked to Russian actors. This was reported by turizmguncel.com.

As a result, Finland did not give Southwind permission to fly between Antalya and Helsinki, and the question arose as to how other European countries would act.

Southwind Airlines wanted to fly to Berlin, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, and Stuttgart in Germany. In addition, Heraklion, Greece, was included in the flight programme.

Finally, Brussels announced to its members that Southwind Airlines, the official name of which is Cortex Aviation and Tourism Trade, is prohibited from taking off, flying and landing. It was stated that the ban will be enforced immediately.

It is noted that the company was unable to fly to Zurich because the entire European airspace was closed..