Recently, some European airlines have grounded some routes to China due to lack of cost advantages around Russian airspace, urging Brussels to take more measures. IATA Chairman Willie Walsh said, “From the IATA perspective, our view is that Russian airspace should be open to everyone. This is a political issue. It's not a security or safety issue.” He also said that the EU has no way of imposing restrictions on Chinese airlines. At the same time, Walsh suggested that the difficulties to be faced in the next few years are delays in delivery to aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing. Walsh told an Irish think tank: “It's very frustrating for airline CEOs, and it has had a big impact.” Walsh said the information received from airline CEOs was that the situation did not seem to improve. At a conference in Brussels, several major European airlines complained about limited capacity due to delivery delays. Ryanair said it had to lower passenger traffic expectations for next year.

Recently, some European airlines have grounded some routes to China due to lack of cost advantages around Russian airspace, urging Brussels to take more measures. IATA Chairman Willie Walsh said, “From the IATA perspective, our view is that Russian airspace should be open to everyone. This is a political issue. It's not a security or safety issue.” He also said that the EU has no way of imposing restrictions on Chinese airlines. At the same time, Walsh suggested that the difficulties to be faced in the next few years are delays in delivery to aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing. Walsh told an Irish think tank: “It's very frustrating for airline CEOs, and it has had a big impact.” Walsh said the information received from airline CEOs was that the situation did not seem to improve. At a conference in Brussels, several major European airlines complained about limited capacity due to delivery delays. Ryanair said it had to lower passenger traffic expectations for next year.