Russian flights likely to get banned from EU airspace

Published: February 27, 2022 17:25:50 | Updated: February 27, 2022 20:10:54

An Airbus A320-200 of Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot takes off in Colomiers at the Toulouse-Blagnac airport, France, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

A European Union-wide ban for Russian flights could be part of a fresh package of sanctions on Moscow to be discussed later on Sunday by the bloc's foreign ministers, an EU official said.

A vast majority of EU member states have already closed their airspace to these flights, and a more formal decision could be taken shortly, the official added, reports Reuters.