As many European countries close their airspace to airlines from Russia, Moscow responds with bans of its own
Restrictions on airspace after the Russian invasion of Ukraine have caused airlines to fly circuitous intercontinental routes. Picture: BLOOMBERG
Together with a no-fly zone in and around the area of conflict, the latest moves wall off Russian carriers such as Aeroflot from the shortest routes heading west, forcing them to head south as far as Turkey. The breakdown in normal operations hearkens back to periods during the Cold War, when Western carriers weren’t able to cross Siberia on their way to Japan, Hong Kong and China for some decades.
Three planes from Germany, including two passenger jets operated by Lufthansa, appeared to turn around in Russian airspace, according to air traffic monitoring website ADS-B Exchange. A total of 24 passenger flights usually operate between the UK and Russia each week, based on planned schedules for the past seven days, according to aviation data provider Cirium. Of those, two-thirds are with Aeroflot, with the rest flown by British Airways.
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