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KLM has refused to confirm or deny reports it will give some of its own slots to AirBridgeCargo (ABC) in the face of Russia’s threat to ban Dutch airlines from its airspace.

And The Loadstar has been told the reports are probably “fake news”.

The Moscow-based Tass news agency, citing Russia’s Ministry of Transport, made the claim hours after Russia’s threats to ban Dutch carriers from its airspace unless Schiphol returned landing slots taken from ABC.

However, an industry source told The Loadstar: “This is absolutely not the case. KLM ...

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  • Bobby Taylor

    November 03, 2017 at 9:09 am

    After the Russian shoot down of MH17 all Russian aircraft should be banned from European airspace. There is very little Russia-Europe traffic. Most it is the overfly of Russian airspace. The Russians would probably ban these flights in retaliation.
    But Russian airspace is easily avoidable using the southern routes.