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Russia closes airspace to 36 nations

  • By Al Mayadeen Net
  • Source: Agencies
  • 28 Feb 2022 18:06
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Russia is closing its airspace to other countries that blocked Russian aircraft from their airspace.

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Following the EU bloc's decision on prohibiting the Russian planes from using its airspace, Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsiya, announced today, Monday, that Russia has closed its airspace to airlines of 36 countries.

The agency's statement read, "In accordance with the norms of international law, as a response to the ban of European states on flights of civil aircraft operated by Russian air carriers and/or registered in Russia, a restriction on flights of air carriers of 36 states has been introduced."

Flights from the said 36 countries will not be allowed to enter the Russian airspace except with a special permit that Rosaviatsiya or the Russian Foreign Ministry issues.

Rosaviatsiya listed the following countries: Albania, Austria, Anguilla, Belgium, Bulgaria, British Virgin Islands, Great Britain, Hungary, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Jersey, Ireland, Iceland, Spain, Italy, Canada, the Greek Cypriot administration, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, France, Croatia, Czechia, Sweden, Estonia, and Denmark, including Greenland and the Faroe Islands.

Earlier today, Russia had said it will respond reciprocally to air travel bans.

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