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Home » Flight tickets » Airline tickets to Asia more expensive due to closing of Russian airspace
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Airfare from Europe to Asia is likely to become more expensive as European airlines are no longer allowed to fly over Russia. As a result, the planes have to divert to the southern, longer route.
That costs more money and will be settled in the ticket price, aviation experts expect in conversation with BNR.
A longer flight path leads to more fuel consumption, longer crew times and higher maintenance costs, says Floris de Haan, senior researcher in aviation economics at Erasmus UPT. In response to the closure of European airspace, Russia is also closing its own airspace to European airlines.
De Haan expects that if the current situation continues for a long time, the airlines will pass on the extra costs in their prices.
Many airlines with stopovers do not fly via Russia to Thailand.
You usually only fly from the Netherlands over Russia to Thailand if you make a transfer flight with Finnair, for example.
But it will be (considerably) more expensive, due to rising fuel prices, and possibly increased security measures at the airports.
A bit strange this message.. the last few years that I flew to Thailand, the route always went south of Ukraine and Russia. They flew over Turkey via Iran, Pakistan. At least Thai Airway flew like this…
All means are good to prank tourists!!
Pay extra for a chosen seat, pay extra for luggage, fuel surcharge, airport taxes, etc…
The airlines can do and ask what they want, but oh woe when it comes to making concessions in the event of a long delay or canceled flight !!!
And yet, as they know only too well, we will continue to fly, partly for lack of an alternative, partly because we want to explore more and more.
Too bad, because what has to be paid for the ticket can no longer be spent on the spot.
On 10/3 I leave for my beloved Thailand for 50 days.
Jozef
I don't believe we ever flew over Russia to BKK. Well in 2014 over Crimea, unbelievable…
I once returned to Paris with Thai over Russia. During the day you can still see the impressive Ural Mountains beautifully. A big downside was that the first attempt to fly back was abruptly interrupted somewhere above India because there were problems with the 2 left engines. For safety's sake, we then returned to Bangkok where we arrived in the middle of the night in a completely deserted airport building and we had to wait for a long time to finally be taken by bus to expensive hotels in the city. We could only sleep for a few hours before being taken back to the airport and I can assure you it was dead quiet on the buses and then on the plane hehe. Everyone was very impressed, but as every disadvantage also has its advantage, it was the Ural Mountains in broad daylight. To never forget but still prefer a stopover without forced return haha. Of course also missed my connecting flight to Brussels and got a free night in a hotel in Paris based on my expensive ticket. Downside: came home dead sick of fatigue…
I think that has particular implications for airlines flying over Russia to Bangkok. Finn Air is the clearest example.
I am not an expert but I think that the companies from the Arab republics, emirates, quatar etc are not affected by it. They will therefore become even more attractive from a price point of view.
I don't think KLM and EVA have ever flown over Russia.
they now fly a little closer to the northern border of turkeys and a little further away from ukraine.
flying over azerbijan and georgia.
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/kl803#2ae852a8
For years I have been flying Amsterdam – Bangkok – Amsterdam with Qatar Airlines. So through the Middle East. I don't think closing Russian airspace will affect that. Like the other companies from the MO. It is true that they do not offer direct flights. A transfer of about 2 hours. Personally I find that pleasant, after 6 hours to stretch my legs, a snack and a drink. Then another 6 hours and you are in Bangkok or Amsterdam. Return tickets €600 or cheaper. Book directly on their website.
Most airlines fly over Turkey and the Middle East. Never flown over Russia to SE Asia. Only Finn-Air normally flies over Russia.
China Southern also flies over Russia (if they start flying again) via Guangzhou to Bangkok. We flew 1x with China Southern, a good company, but the air was very restless on both the outward and return journey (many air pockets) near Guangzhou , maybe it was a coincidence because of the time of year.
Took a flight from BKK to Brussels with Thai Airways two weeks ago. The next route was:
BKK > Myanmar > India > Pakistan > Iran > Turkey > Black Sea (just next to Istanbul) > Bulgaria > Romania > Hungary > Czech Republic > Germany > Brussels. So still at a safe distance from Ukraine.
Edward (BE)
As far as I know Russia is not on the route to Thailand. Earlier flights to China and Japan will be affected.
Would be nice (not the price). More than thirty years ago, the airspace over the USSR was also closed and we often flew to Japan via Anchorage (Alaska). I have many fond memories of Alaska (we as a crew – Lufthansa – always had a few days off there…
It's a different story for the passengers. That's for sure.
But Bangkok was then also easily accessible and not via Russia.
A long time ago, the now bankrupt German airline LTU, later Air Berlin, flew over Russia.
If I remember correctly: Düsseldorf > Poland > Ukraine > Russia > Caspian Sea > Turkmenistan > Afghanistan > Pakistan > India > Myanmar > Bangkok