As a reaction to the airspace closures of several countries for Russian aircraft, aircraft from Germany and 35 other countries will no longer be allowed to fly over Russia. This was announced by the Russian aviation authority Rosawiazija on Monday. There could be exceptions with a special permit from the Russian Foreign Ministry, for example.
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A published list mentions other European countries such as Austria, Poland, France, Finland, the Czech Republic and Belgium. Canada is also affected. It was not initially announced when this restriction would be lifted. Germany and other EU countries had decided to take the step in the face of the Russian attack on Ukraine. Russia then announced that it would also no longer allow machines from the respective countries to fly into Russian airspace.
The German regulation came into force at the weekend and affects flights to Germany and overflights, as the Federal Ministry of Transport announced. Humanitarian flights are exempt from the ban. According to the ministry, the ban will initially apply for three months. (dpa)
