Finnair takes North Pole detour to avoid Russia
The Finnish carrier's Helsinki-Tokyo route skirts Russian airspace by traveling across the pole.
March 14, 2022
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The Finnish flag carrier is the Nordic airline with most long-haul flights to Asia. As Moscow’s reciprocal ban barred most European airlines from flying over Russian airspace, Finnair has to chose new detour routes to destinations like Shanghai, Seoul and Tokyo.
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