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Russia's Aeroflot Warns Passengers Against Brussels Flights on March 22-25

© Sputnik / Maksim Blinov / Go to the mediabankAn Aeroflot Airbus A320 passenger airliner takes off from Sheremetyevo international airport.
An Aeroflot Airbus A320 passenger airliner takes off from Sheremetyevo international airport. - Sputnik International
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Russia's flagship air carrier Aeroflot advises its passengers to refrain from traveling to or from Brussels planned for March 22-25 in a wake of a series of deadly terrorist attacks in the Belgian capital, the company said on Tuesday.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) "Amid the closure of Brussels airport until 8 a.m. Moscow time [05:00 GMT] on March 23, 2016, and due to the uncertainty of further development of the situation with air traffic with Brussels in the coming days, Aeroflot encourages passengers planning flights on March 22, 23, 24, 25 to refrain from the travel," the company's statement reads.

The company added that the passengers can return the tickets without penalty, reschedule the trip to a later date or change a destination.

On Tuesday, two bomb explosions at the Brussels Airport departure hall left at least 14 people killed, while a blast in the central Brussels Maelbeek metro station killed another 20. According to the latest reports, nearly 200 people were injured in the attacks.

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