The European Union is banning all Russian airlines from serving destinations in the EU and flying through its airspace. This will lead to significantly longer flights, specifically between Europe and East Asia. On Saturday, several Lufthansa and KLM flights had already entered Russian airspace and turned around midair. “Lufthansa will not use Russian airspace for the next seven days due to the current and emerging regulatory situation. The avoidance of Russian airspace will inevitably lead to significantly longer flight times on routes between Europe and East Asia.

Source: Ethiopian News February 27, 2022 20:33 UTC