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Southwind Airlines

Turkey · Air Transportation

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Still operating in Russia

Southwind Airlines is a Turkish airline founded in April 2022. Flights to Russia commenced in August of that year, while Germany was added to its network a month later.

Status last verified 03/08/2026Source checked 03/04/2024Company website ↗LeaveRussia profile ↗

Decision trail

Decision date 06/06/2023 · Reference ↗

Flights to Russia commenced in August 2022. The US authorities have banned the Turkish airline Southwind Airlines from flying to Russia on American Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. Southwind Airlines was banned from flying to one of the European countries because of its ties to the Russian Federation.

Status history since 2022

  1. 03/08/2026 operating · Imported from KSE LeaveRussia

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