EU Flights Canceled as Russia Withholds Permits to Bypass Belarus
- Air France, Austrian cancel scheduled flights to Moscow
- Many EU airlines suspended flights over Belarusian airspace
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At least two European airlines scrapped flights to Moscow Thursday after Russian aviation authorities didn’t give them permission to change their routes in order to bypass Belarus.
Air France canceled a flight from Paris to Moscow Thursday after it was delayed the previous day and later announced Friday’s also would not fly. Austrian canceled a flight from Vienna after Russian authorities did not approve adjustments to its route, spokeswoman Yvonne Wachholder said by email.