Invasion in Ukraine: Flights from India hit, curbs over Russia

Russia’s military action in Ukraine has led to restrictions on use of airspace by the West on Russia and vice-versa, and this is expected to impact travellers from India to the US. American carrier United Airlines, which was using Russian airspace to fly to India and back, has temporarily suspended some of its flights on the India-US route.

Air India continues to overfly Russia for its flights between the US and India. The consequence of this is a difference of 1-2 hours between US-India flights operated by American carriers and Air India, with the latter’s flight duration being lesser.