BAN ON RUSSIAN AIRLINES

1. Austria
2. Belgium
3. Italy
4. Spain
5. Ireland
6. Iceland
7. Sweden
8. Finland
9. Denmark
10. Germany
11. France
12. Netherlands
13. United Kingdom
14. Poland
15. Czech Republic
16. Slovenia
17. Estonia
18. Latvia
19. Lithuania
20. Romania
21. Bulgaria
22. Hungary
23. Norway
24. North Macedonia

The bans mean that Russian aircraft won’t be able to fly over nor land in the countries that introduce them. Planes will also have to take routes around the banned airspace in order to reach destinations not covered by the measure, which will delay the flight time.

Almost all countries on the EU’s eastern flank will close their skies to Russia, making it very difficult for Russian planes to enter the EU. 

Some of the EU’s major airlines, including German Lufthansa, Dutch KLM and Polish LOT, canceled their flights to Russia.