United Airlines says flights are now avoiding Russian airspace
United Airlines said its flights will now avoid Russian airspace, even though the country has not yet banned US aircraft from overflights.
United spokesperson Leslie Scott told CNN that two routes between the US and India — San Francisco to New Delhi and Newark to Mumbai—will be canceled for the next few days. The airline is also rerouting flights between Newark and New Delhi and between Chicago O'Hare and New Delhi.
Delta Air Lines said it is no longer flying through Russian airspace for some Asia-bound flights as well. Last month, American Airlines began rerouting flights that operated over Ukraine.
Russia has banned dozens of western countries from operating in its airspace, but it has not yet banned US aircraft, even after the US announced it would block Russian flights in US airspace.
