/Pogled.info/ The closure of Russian airspace for US and EU airlines in response to similar restrictions from the West has led to a significant increase in fuel costs for flights to / from Asia , RIA Novosti reports, citing Bloomberg.
Air France-KLM and other European carriers on flights to Japan are forced to fly around Russia via Kazakhstan and Mongolia, adding several hours to flight times. Therefore, the Paris-Tokyo flight now lasts 14 hours, a record for the company. For the same reason, British Virgin Atlantic canceled flights to Hong Kong.
Finnish flag carrier Finnair has long built a hub in Helsinki connecting East Asia with Europe and the United States, but has now faced difficulties on flights to Japan, China and Korea. So flights to Tokyo now take 13.5 hours instead of 9.5. Rising fuel prices have devastated the economy of these flights.
“Most European carriers will look into which routes are still profitable and whether they need to change frequency, add stops or add another leg to their flights to get their calculations to work. “ said Mark Martin, founder of the aerial consulting firm Martin Consulting.
At the same time, the major carriers in the Middle East – Emirates, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways – have gained advantages over their Western competitors. Their countries have not imposed sanctions on Russia and have maintained access to its airspace.
Air India could also be on the positive side. Over the past week, this carrier’s flight time to the United States and Canada has averaged one and a half hours shorter than Air Canada and United Airlines. That is, on the same routes, the Indian carrier consumes 7.5 tons of fuel less than competitors who do not have the right to fly over Russia. Therefore, the flight savings amount to approximately $ 8.5 thousand.
Air India continues to fly to the west coast of the United States and intends to expand its long-haul Boeing fleet to launch new flights from Mumbai and Bangalore to San Francisco, for example. At the same time, United Airlines has suspended flights from San Francisco to Bangalore, from San Francisco to New Delhi and from Newark to Mumbai.
After the start of the special operation of the Russian army in Ukraine, Western countries imposed severe sanctions against Moscow. The civil aviation sector is also attacked. Therefore, the EU banned the supply of civilian aircraft and spare parts to Russia and obliged lessors to terminate contracts with Russian airlines.
In addition, aircraft maintenance and insurance services have been banned and the European Union, the United States, Canada and a number of other countries have completely closed the skies to Russian aircraft, which Russia has taken retaliatory measures. speculate.
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