Russia Ukraine crisis hits aviation sector after Russia bans flights from 36 countries, including all EU nations

The Russia Ukraine crisis has hit the aviation sector now. On Monday, Russia announced banning of flights from 36 countries "as a retaliatory measure for the ban by European states on flights by civil aviation operated by Russian airlines or registered in Russia". It includes all 27 European Union nations along with Canada and the UK.

The Russian government’s statement came as Russian airlines have been banned from entering the airspace of almost all European countries. The list also includes Jersey and Gibraltar (a British overseas territory).
Airlines from these nations will now only be able to enter Russian airspace with a special permit. It was last week that Russia banned all UK airlines in response to Britain banning the country's flagship carrier Aeroflot along with all its private jets. Then on Sunday, the European Union announced that it was shutting its airspace to Russian aircraft and all its private jets.

The flight ban is expected to hurt airlines along with making ticket prices higher because of long detours on some routes. The airlines are likely to find new routes given the present situation.
The Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, also known as Rosaviatsiya, said that flights from such nations could in exceptional circumstances be allowed only if they get special clearance from the country’s aviation authority or foreign ministry.

The 36 banned nations include Albania, Anguilla, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, British Virgin Islands, Germany, Gibraltar, Hungary, Greece, Denmark, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Jersey, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.