It is unclear on what schedule the airspace will be closed and how Russia will respond to the closure.
Transport- and the Minister of Communications Timo Harakka (sd) says On Twitterthat Finland is preparing to close its airspace to Russian air traffic.
It is unclear on what schedule, for how long and to what extent the closure will take place.
Some European Union countries, such as Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia and Poland, have already said they are closing their airspace to Russian planes. Britain has banned Russian Aeroflot from flying in its airspace. The German Ministry of Transport said late Saturday it planned to close its airspace to Russian airlines. In the past, Germany has been more negative about the delivery of arms aid to Ukraine, for example.
Supplier of the German ARD channel Matthias Deiss said late yesterday On Twitterthat the countries of the European Union have agreed to close their airspace together. However, decisions on brackets would reportedly be national, not Union.
The closure of airspace is linked to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Russia has responded by closing its airspace today, Sunday, from the Baltic states and Slovenia. It has also announced that it will do the same for flights from Poland, among others. This could mean that Russia could potentially close or restrict Finnish flights in its airspace.
Asian routes to Russia via Russia are very important, so a possible closure of Russian airspace by Finns could hit the airline hard.
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