Russian Airlines, Aircraft Now Banned In U.S. Airspace

The U.S. is joining Canada and the European Union in banning Russian owned, registered, and operated passenger and cargo aircraft in its domestic airspace.

Kimberly Johnson

Wednesday, March 02, 2022 at 11:51 AM ET

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Russian aircraft, like this civil airliner, will not be allowed in U.S. airspace beginning Wednesday afternoon. [File Photo: Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

The U.S. announced a ban on all Russian aircraft from its airspace, effective by the end of Wednesday, March 2, 2022.
This action aligns the U.S. with over 30 other countries, including Canada and European Union nations, in retaliation for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The ban is part of a broader U.S. government clampdown designed to isolate Russia and exert economic pressure, which also includes the seizure of other Russian assets.

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Following the lead of Canada and more than two dozen countries in the European Union, the U.S. is banning Russian aircraft in its airspace, President Biden announced Tuesday night.

As of early Wednesday, at least 31 other countries had shuttered their airspace to Russian aircraft in retaliation for the country’s invasion of Ukraine. A number of airspace bans were put in place over the weekend across Europe severely restricting where Russian airlines and other operators can fly.