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Finland has also decided to close its national airspace to Russian aircraft.
That reports Minister of Transport Timo Harakka. Finland has a 1,300 kilometer
border with Russia. Preparations are now being made to close the airspace to
Russian aircraft, Harakka said. It is not clear when the measure will take
effect.
 
Romania and Ireland also decided on Sunday to ban flights from Russia.
Romania, where a NATO rapid response force has been set up, is closing its
airspace to Russians and also canceling landing rights for airlines
headquartered in Russia, a government spokesman said. There remain exceptions
for humanitarian flights or in emergencies, it sounds.
 
In recent days, several European countries have already taken the same
decision, most notably Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Lithuania, the
UK, Germany and Poland. Russian planes flying to the west therefore have to
make an increasingly larger detour. In response, Russia banned air traffic
from those countries. 

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