{"id":209691,"date":"2026-10-29T22:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/209691\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T22:19:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T19:19:16","slug":"ukrainian-strikes-on-russia-cost-bielavija-dearly-executive-says","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/209691\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian strikes on Russia cost Bie\u0142avija dearly, executive says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

October 29, Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Bie\u0142avija (Belavia) incurs huge losses as a result of Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, in particular, Ukrainian drone attacks on facilities in Russia, according to Kaciaryna Radzi\u0161e\u016dskaja, head of the national airline\u2019s sales department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked by reporters on Thursday about the financial toll of Ukrainian drone attacks, which frequently force Russian airports to suspend operations, Radzi\u0161e\u016dskaja replied that while it is difficult to estimate Bie\u0142avija, \u201cthis is a huge amount.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every flight and every situation is completely different, Radzi\u0161e\u016dskaja said. For example, an aircraft may spend a long time in a holding pattern, burning fuel, or it may stay grounded at an airport for a long time waiting for departure, she said. A flight may simply, unfortunately, be turned back, and the captain may decide to return to the base airport or divert to another one, with all the resulting consequences, including financial ones, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Radzi\u0161e\u016dskaja noted that airport closures in Russia have become more frequent in the second half of 2026. She claimed that the airline is absorbing all the costs of these disruptions instead of passing them on to the passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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