Updated October 2026
Airspace Closures
A flight between two cities rarely takes the shortest line on the map. Closed airspace forces airlines into detours that add hours, fuel stops and cost. Here is where the skies are closed right now, which airlines are affected, and how they are getting around it.
We cover these closures as travel and operational facts only. Skyplus does not comment on the politics behind them.
Russia’s Airspace Closure
How Europe–Asia flights lost their shortcut, and Finnair went over the North Pole.
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The India–Pakistan Airspace Ban
Fuel stops in Vienna, longer flights to the US, and who pays.
Ukraine’s Closed Skies
No civil flights since February 2022 — and how travellers get in and out.
Middle East Airspace in 2026
Which airspace is open, restricted or closed, and how airlines are rebuilding.
The New Europe–Asia Corridors
A 100km gap over Azerbaijan, Central Asia and the polar routes.