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Tim Hanlon

Wizz Air suspends flights to Moldova due to safety fears as Russian tensions rise

Wizz Air passengers have been told that the airline is to suspend flights to Moldova from mid-March due to tension with Russia increasing safety concerns in the country.

The budget airline has became the first to state it will not fly to Moldova, which borders Ukraine on its north, east and south.

"Due to recent developments and the high, though not imminent, risk in the country's airspace, Wizz Air has taken the difficult but responsible decision to suspend all its flights to Chisinau as of March 14", the airline said in a statement.

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