Russia’s ban on Ukrainian overflights boosts prices of tickets on flights from Kyiv to Central Asia, China, India, Thailand and the Caucasus

Russia’s ban on Ukrainian overflights boosts prices of tickets on flights from Kyiv to Central Asia, China, India, Thailand and the Caucasus, Pavel Ryabikin, Boryspil Airport’s General Director, tells Interfax-Ukraine. For example, UIA’s flight to Beijing must fly around Russian airspace, taking an extra four hours and costing the airline an extra $120,000 for each flight. UIA recently suspended flights to Astana because Air Astana can fly two hours faster to Kazakhstan’s capital, saving passengers time and money.