Nordwind Airlines to suspend flights between Moscow and St. Petersburg

Nordwind Airlines suspends flights between Moscow and St. Petersburg from April 24, 2026. This was announced by the carrier's press service on Monday, April 13.

"Due to the optimization of the flight program, from April 24, Nordwind Airlines will suspend flights on the Moscow—St. Petersburg route," the Moscow City News Agency quoted the message.

The airline noted that passengers of cancelled flights can apply for a full refund of the ticket price at the place of purchase.

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Earlier that day, S7 Airlines (Siberia) was fined 45 thousand rubles for overbooking, according to the website. kp.ru .

It is clarified that during 2025, the airline refused to carry out air transportation due to an excess number of check-ins for 13 passengers traveling from Novosibirsk to Yekaterinburg, Tyumen, Ulan-Ude and Krasnoyarsk, RT reports.

On January 13, Eduard Shalonosov, a lawyer in the field of tourism, told how to get compensation from the airline for the loss of luggage. He stressed that if luggage is lost, there are three possible compensation options: a fixed payment of up to 600 rubles per 1 kg, insurance compensation or compensation for actual expenses.

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