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Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency has banned all Boeing 737 MAX flights in Russian airspace until further notice, the agency’s head Alexander Neradko told reporters, TASS agency reported.

"Rosaviatsia has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) stating that the flights of this type of aircraft in Russian airspace are banned until further notice," he said, as quoted by the agency.

The ban is indefinite and will remain in place until the agency makes a new decision on the matter.

On March 10, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8, en route from Addis Ababa to Kenya’s Nairobi, crashed near the Ethiopian town of Bishoftu. The crash killed 157, including three Russians. A similar aircraft crashed in Indonesia on October 29, 2018, killing 189. Following the Ethiopian Airlines crash, many countries, including Russia, the United States and European Union members, grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft for safety reasons.