EU closes its airspace to Russian aircraft
Russian aircraft are banned from flying over European Union territory as of this Sunday.
“We are closing EU airspace for Russian-owned, Russian-registered or Russian-controlled aircraft,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced, BBC reported.06
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This means that no Russian aircraft, including the private jets of Russian tycoons, will be able to fly over, take off from or land in EU countries.
Russian aircraft have also been banned from the airspace of the United Kingdom and Canada.
Prior to the bloc’s decision, several European countries had unilaterally closed their skies to Russia.
Russian aircraft have also been banned from the airspace of the United Kingdom and Canada.
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Prior to the bloc’s decision, several European countries had unilaterally closed their skies to Russia.
Russia’s S7 Airlines posted on Facebook that it would suspend routes to many of its European destinations until no earlier than March 13.
Aeroflot, Russia’s largest airline, reported the cancellation of its routes to Latvia and Romania until at least March 26 and its routes to Prague and Warsaw until March 28.
Russia has responded with reciprocal measures to the countries that have vetoed its flights.
The flight restrictions will force Russian airlines to plan longer routes, resulting in increased flight times.
Following the Russian invasion, commercial airlines also avoid flying over Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus.
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