ATOR assessed the losses of the tourism industry due to the restrictions of the West in the field of aviation

The loss of participants in the Russian tourism industry due to the closure of the sky by some countries and various sanctions in the aviation industry can amount to tens of billions of rubles, Maya Lomidze, executive DIRECTOR of the Association of Tour Operators of RUSSIA (ATOR), told RIA Novosti.

“So far, a full calculation of losses has not been made. Nevertheless, it is possible to speak about several tens of billions of rubles of lost profits. And this is only for tour operators and travel agents, not to mention aviation,” she said.

According to Lomidze, these losses should be added to the losses due to mandatory compensation to tourists who bought tours to countries that are now impossible to visit in February-March.

ATOR Vice-President Artur Muradyan said that the tourism sector did not receive 50-60% of the profit in the summer season, in winter the situation will become even more complicated, he warned.

In late February - early March, dozens of states closed the skies for Russian airlines: EU countries, Great Britain, the usa , CANADA, etc. Russia introduced retaliatory measures against carriers from these countries.

In addition, the Russian aviation industry came under EU sanctions : Russian airlines were banned from selling all aircraft, spare parts and equipment. After that, aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing suspended technical support for local carriers, and lessors began to demand the return of aircraft from Russia.

On July 21, the EU, under the seventh package of sanctions, decided to ease the bans in the aviation industry and allowed technical support in this area "to the extent necessary to ensure the work of ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization. - ) in the development of technical standards."