First the UK government banned Russia’s Aeroflot flights over its air space. Now Russia has retaliated by banning all British flights from entering Russia.
Rosaviatsiya, Russia’s civil aviation authority, has said that all flights originating from the United Kingdom and transit flights would not be able to land on Russian soil from Friday. Besides, it has closed its airspace for British flights.
Russia’s civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said, “This measure was taken in accordance with the provisions of the Intergovernmental Air Services Agreement between Russia and the UK as a response to unfriendly decisions by the UK aviation authorities regarding the restriction on regular flights of aircraft owned, leased or operated by a person associated with Russia or registered in Russia.”
British Airways currently operates three flights per week between London and Moscow.
