European Carriers Look To Reset Long-haul Networks Against Geopolitical Disruption

British Airways aircraft

British Airways and other European airlines have suspended some routes to China and North Asia because airspace closures make flights longer and more expensive.

Credit: HAL
The shift in Europe-Asia traffic has been gradual, but structural. Some retrenchment predates the rise of the Gulf hubs: British Airways (BA) withdrew from Manila and Jakarta and KLM suspended Kolkata and Sapporo routes at the turn of the century as part of a broader restructuring following the...
David Casey

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