Turkey’s largest private airline, Pegasus Airlines, canceled multiple flights to Moscow and turned at least two Russia-bound jets back to Turkey overnight into Wednesday, Sept. 2, hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky warned carriers that Russian airspace was becoming unsafe because of Ukrainian drone operations.Russian Telegram channels Ostorozhno Novosti and Post reported the disruptions, citing passengers and flight-tracking data. However, Pegasus has not publicly confirmed that Zelensky’s statement prompted the decision.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.Which Pegasus flights were affected?At least three Moscow-bound Pegasus flights were canceled or returned to Turkey, while Russian media reported dozens of canceled services between the two countries.Passengers on flight PC1456 from Bodrum to Moscow’s Vnukovo airport said they had been scheduled to depart at 12:05 a.m., but the flight was canceled during boarding. The cancellation was also shown on the Bodrum airport departure board.Some passengers said they had waited for more than 10 hours and were given hotel accommodation until noon, but with no confirmed departure time.“We don’t know what to expect. The Turkish side is prohibiting departures,” passengers quoted airline representatives as saying, according to Ostorozhno Novosti.Another passenger told Post that her aircraft had already been flying toward Russia when it reversed course.“I tried to fly to Russia last night, but halfway through the flight the plane turned around and we returned,” she said.