News / Russia set to ban Dutch carriers unless ABC's Schiphol slots are returned

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Russia will ban Dutch carriers from its airspace from Saturday unless landing slots at Schiphol are returned to AirBridge Cargo (ABC).

Industry sources have backed-up claims in De Telegraaf , based on a conversation with a manager of ABC in the Netherlands, Henk-Jan van Keulen, that the threats are genuine.

One source told The Loadstar flight times to Asia would increase by three to four hours if carriers couldn’t use Russian airspace.

Dutch shippers’ association Evofenedex said KLM would be worst hit, but it was also ...