Russia’s Aeroflot has temporarily halted all flights its low-cost subsidiary Dobrolet due to European sanctions.<br /><br />The move came less than a week after Dobrolet was named by Brussels as one of the firms that EU entities are prohibited from doing business with.<br /><br />The hit to Russia’s flagship carrier is the most direct fallout yet of the EU’s punitive measures against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.<br /><br />Aeroflot said in a statement that Dobrolet services were being suspended because European counterparties had stopped providing aeronautical information and refused to fulfill agreements in areas such as leasing and maintenance.<br /><br />Passengers booked onto Dobrolet flights would be transferred or fully refunded, Aeroflot said.
