At Monday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, all eyes are on progress toward a meaningful ceasefire, but there is also a pressing set of commercial concerns for the global airline industry.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine upended the sector, with few, if any, companies left untouched. Airlines have been forced into longer, circuitous routes to avoid Ukrainian airspace since the start of the war. This not only adds time to flights, but also moves air traffic into narrower corridors, which can result in congestion and delays.
Airspace over Russia has also been off limits to many Western airlines. Skift has reported extensively on the challenges faced by European airlines serving East Asia. Major carriers have pared back frequencies to China in particular, with diversionary routes a critical factor.
Others have gone even further. In October, Virgin Atlantic withdrew from China after 25 years. Traveling westbound,
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