Russia has banned British airlines from landing at their airports or crossing the airspace. This was announced by the state regulator of civil aviation, according to Reuters.
This happened after London suspended flights of the Russian national airline Aeroflot to Great Britain in response to the Kremlin’s decision to invade Ukraine.
Russia’s introduction of restrictions on British airlines is a measure in response to the ban on Aeroflot flights, said British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace.
“I think that’s their answer because we forbade Aeroflot to use and land in the UK.” “Tooth for tooth,” Wallace added on ITV’s Good Morning Britain.
The executive director of IAG, which owns British Airways, Luis Gaiego, said the company was avoiding flights over Russian airspace and canceling flights to Moscow.
“For us, the effect is small, because at the moment we fly only to a small number of destinations in Asia and can redirect our flights,” Gaiego added.