Passengers are carrying plane parts in their luggage to get them to sanction-hit Russian airlines: report

• Sanction-hit Russian airlines are getting plane parts delivered in hand luggage, per the Financial Times.
• A Middle East company has sent $1.5 million of goods to Russia's S7 airline, the FT reported.
• Flight safety incidents involving Russian planes have shot up, according to estimates.

Passengers are carrying plane parts in their luggage to get them to sanction-hit Russian airlines, according to the Financial Times.

Russian airlines are obtaining plane parts through a vast network of small suppliers, many of which are based in the United Arab Emirates, the FT reported.