Russia has stopped flights from 36 countries. Aeroflot has stopped U.S. operations through March 2.
The Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport announced on Monday that it was responding to the bans on Russia flights imposed by the U.K., the EU and Canada.
The Russian agency said that in response to the ban by European states on flights by civilian aircraft operated by Russian airlines and/or registered in Russia, flights from 36 countries were restricted.
The U.K., Germany, Austria, Greece, Denmark, France, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Poland, Norway, Portugal, Finland and the Czech Republic are on the list.
The Russian government said that flights from those countries must have a special permit.
The U.S. has not joined the EU's ban on Russian airline flights, but Canada's decision to close its airspace to Russian carriers led Aeroflot to suspend trans-Atlantic flights through Wednesday. Aeroflot had flights from Moscow to Miami, Los Angeles, New York JFK and Washington Dulles, as well as flights to Havana and Veradero.
The decision was made after Transport Canada reported that an Aeroflot flight violated the Canada airspace ban as it flew from Moscow to Miami. Aeroflot uses Canadian airspace for routes to North America and the Caribbean.
Routes that don't actually leave from or land in Russia are being disrupted by the closing of Russian airspace. Air France has made changes to four Asian routes that would normally include flying over Russia. Finnair has canceled all flights to five cities through March 6.
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