Airline Industry Cancels Flights, Closes Airspace to Russia Citing Risks Amid Ukraine Invasion

Airline Industry Cancels Flights, Closes Airspace to Russia Citing Risks Amid Ukraine Invasion
Japan Airlines (JAL) passenger planes sit on the tarmac of Tokyo International Airport in Tokyo, Japan on Jan. 6, 2010. Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images
|Updated:

The airline industry has turned its attention to Russia, canceling flights to the country and closing airspace to Russian airlines amid its invasion of Ukraine.

Japan Airlines canceled its Thursday evening flight from Haneda to Moscow and Friday flight from Moscow to Haneda, citing safety concerns.

Related Topics