Having lost the ability to fly over the Russian Federation, American airlines have called on Congress and the White House to ban their foreign competitors from flying over Russian airspace. These release reports New York Times.
The publication states that the number of passengers and cargo has decreased due to the cancellation of popular routes that save flight time and reduce fuel consumption, and the launch of more than ten planned routes to Mumbai, Tokyo, Seoul and several other cities has been delayed. .
The publication emphasizes that American airlines suffered losses at a time when foreign competitors, who were allowed to fly through the airspace of the Russian Federation, were transporting passengers faster at a lower price.
The NYT says US airlines are forcing the White House and Congress to “fix the problem” by imposing the same restrictions on foreign airlines as US airlines, forcing them to “fly almost the same routes as their US competitors.”
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