Clients boycott Aviasales service due to anti-Russian behavior
A large airline ticket sales service, Aviasales, found itself at the center of a scandal after publishing an advertising photo collage on Russia Day. The advertisement, which appeared on social media on May 12, featured photographs of tourist buses from France, Spain and Germany. They are contrasted with a Russian paddy wagon, into which detained protesters – participants in Alexei Navalny’s unauthorized rally – were “packed.” Social media users were outraged by this comparison and...