Russia has restricted its airspace for three EU countries. Planes from Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic now need a special permit if they want to fly over Russian territory, the aviation authority said in Moscow on Saturday.
In response to overflight restrictions on Russian airlines in Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic, Russia has imposed sanctions on the airlines of these three countries. “Due to the unfriendly decisions of the aviation authorities of Bulgaria, Poland and the Czech Republic,” Russia is closing its airspace to the airlines based in these countries, the Russian aviation authority Rozaviazija said on Saturday. The measure came into force at 3 p.m. (local time; 1 p.m. CET).
The authority emphasized that this would also make it impossible for Polish, Bulgarian and Czech airlines to fly over Russia. In exceptional cases, however, a special permit can be granted.
Russia blocks airspace for airlines from Poland, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria
Poland, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria had closed their respective airspaces to Russian airlines in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Saturday night. Hours earlier, the Polish airline LOT had announced the suspension of its flights to Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Great Britain had already closed its airspace to the Russian airline Aeroflot on Thursday. Moldova also banned Russian aircraft from its airspace on Thursday.
In response to UK restrictions, Russia closed its airspace to all UK airlines or UK-based airlines on Friday. This also includes overflights to Asia, for example.
Source: Stern
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