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India bans Russian flights in Indian airspace

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday asked Russian airliners Aeroflot and Transco to stop flying to Indian destinations.

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NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday asked Russian airliners Aeroflot and Transco to stop flying to Indian destinations.

Sources said the move stems from Russian authorities refraining Air India and Jet Airways from flying over their territory.

The order goes into effect immediately, said Moushami Chakravarty, spokeswoman for India's civil aviation ministry.

The order came after Russian aviation officials notified the Indian government that Indian airlines would not be able to fly in Russian airspace after June 15, Chakravarty said.

The two nations' agreement on the use of each others' airspace expires on that date, and talks to renew it have yet started.

Aeroflot, which already operates flights to Delhi and Mumbai from Moscow, had recently planned to start flights to other Indian cities as well. The cities on the airline's radar were Kolkata, Bangalore, Amritsar and Ahmedabad.

It is not clear what will happen to those plans now. The airline also wanted to increase the number of weekly flights to the two gateway airports of Delhi and Mumbai.

Recently, the DGCA asked Malaysian Airlines to explain why a similar ban should not be imposed on it as AI Express and Air Sahara have been experiencing difficulties in the south-east Asian country.

India is awaiting response from Malaysian authorities, sources said.

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