“Our idea is to prevent Russian businesses and Russian tourists from comfortably using the EU skies. The skies are closed by the EU to the Russian fleet, but we have discussed with our partners the closure of transit for any flights to and from Russia,” UNIAN quotes him as saying.
According to Shmygal, this will create problems in logistics for Russia, making it more expensive, and will cause discomfort to Russian citizens.
In March 2022, the United States closed its airspace to all Russian aircraft.
Rosaviatsia, as a response to the ban of EU member countries on flights of Russian aircraft, closed the skies to airlines from 36 countries.