Some of the many sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation because of the war in Ukraine include banning Russian aircraft from European airspace. This combined with the retaliation from Russia to bar European airlines from overflying the country, has affected the airline routes usually operated over Siberia for flights between Western Europe and Asia.
The effect has been that European airlines have had to route flights differently. Finnair, which had created an efficient hub for flights connecting between Asia and Europe at Helsinki before the pandemic, has had the most flights affected. Its proximity to the Russian Federation inevitably meant that for Asia-bound flights the most direct air routes operated through Russian airspace and so these flights have had to be re-routed.
Additional Elapsed Time for Eastbound Finnair Flights From Helsinki Between End February and Mid April 2022 (Hours:Minutes)
Source: OAG Mapper
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