News / Russia agrees to extend rights of US carriers to use its airspace

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Russia’s ministry of transport has agreed on an extension to overflight rights for US carriers, after cancelling a meeting last week with the US State Department.

The approval was given just hours before US carriers would have had to re-route flights.

The extension covers four routes over Russia; three are currently used by both passenger and freighter airlines and, according to the US State Department, have extensions until October 28. The fourth, from Asia to Europe used only by freighter airlines, had an extension of ...