Airlines are being squeezed into this sliver of sky as much of the Middle East joins Russia on the airspace no-fly list

Flightradar24 shows flights being funneled into narrow corridors north of Iran, or forced into longer detours over Saudi Arabia and other regions.
AeroTime

Russian online retail giant eyes acquisition of ailing charter airline: reports

Russian online retail giant Wildberries may be interested in acquiring ailing charter airline Azur Air, according to media reports ...
Anadolu Agency

Russia preparing evacuation flights from Mideast for as soon as airspace opens

In a separate statement, Russian flag carrier Aeroflot announced the start of evacuation flights from the United Arab ...
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Russian airline S7 reportedly flying through North Korean airspace on Vladivostok-Shanghai route

Shown in this image obtained from Flightradar24 and published by NK News are round-trip S7 flights from Shanghai to Vladivostok on Nov. 13. [FLIGHTRADAR24, NK NEWS] Russia’s largest private airline, ...
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How Trump's Ban On Chinese Airline Flights Over Russia Would Impact Operations

When Russia closed off its airspace to airlines from Western-friendly nations in the wake of the War in Ukraine, it caused a landslide of operational complications for airlines, which shifted industry ...
Boston Herald

Chinese airlines protest US plan to ban their flights over Russian airspace

HONG KONG (AP) — China’s biggest state-owned air carriers have hit back at a U.S. proposal to bar them from flying over Russia when traveling to or from the U.S. Today in History: February 22, White ...