the US is trying to ban Asian airlines from flying over Russia

[Luckitty]

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US airlines and senators are looking to even the field for non-stop travel between Asia and the United States. They propose to do this by effectively forcing foreign carriers still flying over Russian airspace not to do so and operate on the same routes as their American counterparts.

 

Since February 2022, carriers from much of the Western world and a few others have been banned from using Russian airspace. This has forced carriers to make lengthy detours and add extra miles on routes to Asia, while most Asian and Middle Eastern-based operators are still authorized to employ Russia’s airspace.

 

According to Airlines for America, this scenario has put US carriers at a competitive disadvantage. As reported by Reuters, The Loadstar, and The New York Times, US senators and the airline industry is lobbying for a ban on airlines willing to do business with Russia or forcing them to employ the same routes as their US counterparts.

 

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The DOT apparently has drafted an order that would ban Chinese carriers from flying passengers to the United States if they go through Russian airspace. The ban is currently under review, said the newspaper. Similar restrictions have been seen before, with the US blocking its airlines, and even codeshare services, from overflying territories such as Iraq. But restricting foreign carriers would be a whole new step.

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[Sweet Sexy Savage]

US always sanctioning

[ProudLBS]

Terrible for consumers, but being allowed to fly over Russia is indeed an unfair advantage.

 

I’m not sure what the best approach would be, maybe forced codeshares? Russia would likely close an eye to that cause they make a shitton of money from overflight fees.

[Letemtalk]

The United States is always telling everyone else what they can and can't do, but still they won't even take the small step of putting sanctions on Russian uranium exports, because that would be inconvenient for the United States.

[Into The Void]

So the US airlines have to take longer paths and can't fly over Russia? Thats so stupid 

[Communion]

"We should ban Asian airlines from flying over one of the largest countries in Asia"