Europe and Canada said Sunday they would close their airspace to Russian airlines after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the pressure on the United States to do the same.
FILE - The Airbus A330 aircraft used for an Aeroflot international flight is prepared at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, on June 27, 2013. Europe and Canada said Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, they would close their airspace to Russian airlines after Russias invasion of Ukraine, raising the pressure on the United States to do the same. after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the pressure on the United States to do the same.
The European Union action came after many of its member countries had said they were barring Russian planes or planned to do so by Sunday night. Robert Mann, an aviation consultant in New York, said the moves by the European Union and Canada would put added pressure on the U.S. to also bar Russian flights.
Russia has responded to western aviation sanctions by banning flights from several European countries. Russian airline S7 suspended flights to Europe.On Sunday afternoon U.S. time, a Moscow-New York flight by Russian national carrier Aeroflot turned back after passing over Norway, according to flight-tracking services. The plane had been routed to fly over Canada. Other Aeroflot flights took circuitous routes after European countries began closing their airspace.
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