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| Ukraine invasion: EU shuts airspace to Russian planes | Ukraine invasion: EU shuts airspace to Russian planes |
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| The EU has imposed a blanket flight ban on Russian planes, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced. | The EU has imposed a blanket flight ban on Russian planes, the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has announced. |
| "We are shutting down EU airspace for Russian-owned, Russian-registered or Russian-controlled aircraft," she said. | "We are shutting down EU airspace for Russian-owned, Russian-registered or Russian-controlled aircraft," she said. |
| All such planes, including the private jets of oligarchs, will now be unable to land in, take off from or fly over any EU nation. | All such planes, including the private jets of oligarchs, will now be unable to land in, take off from or fly over any EU nation. |
| Russian planes have also been banned from UK airspace. | Russian planes have also been banned from UK airspace. |
| Russia's biggest airline, Aeroflot, said it would cancel all flights to European destinations until further notice in a retaliatory move on Sunday. | |
| Ahead of the decision, European countries had been closing their airspace one by one. Germany said its ban would last three months. | Ahead of the decision, European countries had been closing their airspace one by one. Germany said its ban would last three months. |
| Departure boards at Moscow's Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports showed dozens of cancellations on Sunday, including flights to Paris, Vienna and Kaliningrad. | Departure boards at Moscow's Domodedovo and Sheremetyevo airports showed dozens of cancellations on Sunday, including flights to Paris, Vienna and Kaliningrad. |
| Russia's S7 Airlines said on Facebook it would cancel flights to many of its European destinations until at least 13 March. | Russia's S7 Airlines said on Facebook it would cancel flights to many of its European destinations until at least 13 March. |
| Russia has been responding with tit-for-tat restrictions on countries banning its flights. | |
| The Commission president said that the EU was also going to ban Russia's state-owned news outlets Sputnik and Russia Today, widely seen as a mouthpiece for the Kremlin. "We are developing tools to ban their toxic and harmful disinformation in Europe," she said. | The Commission president said that the EU was also going to ban Russia's state-owned news outlets Sputnik and Russia Today, widely seen as a mouthpiece for the Kremlin. "We are developing tools to ban their toxic and harmful disinformation in Europe," she said. |
| Is Russia's invasion going as expected? | Is Russia's invasion going as expected? |
| Zelensky: A president rising to the moment | Zelensky: A president rising to the moment |
| Miles of queues at borders to flee invasion | Miles of queues at borders to flee invasion |
| The restrictions on flights will require Russian airlines to take circuitous routes, resulting in longer flight times. | The restrictions on flights will require Russian airlines to take circuitous routes, resulting in longer flight times. |
| Commercial airlines are also avoiding airspace around Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus following Russia's invasion. | Commercial airlines are also avoiding airspace around Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus following Russia's invasion. |
| In the US, Delta Air Lines said it would suspend a flight booking agreement with Russia's Aeroflot. | In the US, Delta Air Lines said it would suspend a flight booking agreement with Russia's Aeroflot. |
| All Russian-registered planes will be affected by the flight ban | All Russian-registered planes will be affected by the flight ban |
| The UK's ban on Russian flights led Moscow to retaliate with a similar curb on British planes. | The UK's ban on Russian flights led Moscow to retaliate with a similar curb on British planes. |
| Virgin Atlantic said avoiding Russia would add between 15 minutes and an hour to its flights between the UK and India and Pakistan. | Virgin Atlantic said avoiding Russia would add between 15 minutes and an hour to its flights between the UK and India and Pakistan. |
| Australian airline Qantas said it would use a longer route for its direct flight between Darwin and London that does not overfly Russia. | Australian airline Qantas said it would use a longer route for its direct flight between Darwin and London that does not overfly Russia. |
| Russia attacks Ukraine: More coverage | Russia attacks Ukraine: More coverage |
| LIVE: Latest updates from on the ground | LIVE: Latest updates from on the ground |
| THE BASICS: Why is Putin invading Ukraine? | THE BASICS: Why is Putin invading Ukraine? |
| ZELENSKY: Comedian president rises to the moment | ZELENSKY: Comedian president rises to the moment |
| DNIPRO: Terrified residents jolt into action | DNIPRO: Terrified residents jolt into action |
| PHOTOS: Ordinary lives turned upside down | PHOTOS: Ordinary lives turned upside down |
| What questions do you have about the Russian invasion of Ukraine? | What questions do you have about the Russian invasion of Ukraine? |
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