The All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., also known as ANA and Japanese flag carrier Japan Airlines (JAL) announced today that they are canceling all their scheduled flights to and from Europe. Japanese carriers that used Russia’s airspace for their European flights, cited safety concerns amid Russia’s full-scale aggression in Ukraine, as the reason for their decision to halt Europe services. Since February 24, when Russia attacked Ukraine, more than 35 countries, including the US, Canada, and all those in the EU, have banned Russian planes from entering their respective airspace. Russia has retaliated by closing the usual routes from Europe to Asia to Western airlines. Japan has not yet closed its airspace to Russian jets, nor has Moscow imposed any such curbs, so technically Japanese carriers can still fly over Russia.

Source: Ethiopian News March 03, 2022 14:55 UTC