Featured World News

Belgium closes airspace to Russian airlines

Belgium is closing its airspace to Russian flights, the country’s prime minister said on Sunday, adding to a growing number of EU countries that have done the same.

“Belgium has decided to close its airspace to all Russian airlines,” Prime Minister Alexander De Croo tweeted.

“Our European skies are open skies. They’re open for those who connect people, not for those who seek to brutally aggress.”

The restriction by Belgium follows the same step taken by other EU countries Bulgaria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Slovenia, Finland and Denmark.

Russia has responded by closing its own airspace to flights operated by carriers from EU Baltic countries.

No EU-wide ban on Russian flights has been announced, and EU countries are deciding themselves for their sovereign airspace.

On Friday, an EU official briefing journalists said any broad EU ban on Russian flights using its airspace, and similar retaliatory action by Russia for its own airspace, would have serious consequences for air travel.

Air travel links between the EU and Asia, particularly China, Japan and South Korea, “would be made very difficult — not to say impossible — if one cannot overfly (Russian) national space”.

Related posts

Tottenham Hotspur end Chelsea’s unbeaten run as Manchester City, Liverpool forge on

Editor

Firm lists N5b Bond on FMDQ 

Our Reporter

Fuel, electricity tariff, VAT increment: Police arrest 18 protesters, 4 journalists in Lagos

Our Reporter

NSE: Market indices open week with 0.16% growth

Shile GIWA

FG calls for synergy with Africans in diaspora to grow investment at home

Editor

Northern IPMAN set to shut down operations

Our Reporter