As countries ban Russian planes from their airspace, Canada investigates reported Aeroflot violation

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(CNN) — As a growing number of countries move to ban Russian flights from their airspace due to the ongoing invasion in Ukraine, officials in Canada say they are planning to launch an investigation into an Aeroflot flight from Miami to Moscow that entered Canadian airspace Sunday.

“We are aware that Aeroflot flight 111 violated the prohibition put in place earlier today on Russian flights using Canadian airspace. We are launching a review of the conduct of Aeroflot and the independent air navigation service provider, NAVCAN, leading up to this violation. We will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action and other measures to prevent future violations,” Transport Canada said Sunday on Twitter.

Canada’s Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said earlier Sunday that the country’s airspace was closed to all Russian aircraft operators.

“We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine,” he said in a tweet.

CNN has reached out to Transport Canada and Aeroflot for additional details.

Aeroflot, Russia’s national carrier and largest airline, does not offer direct flights to Canada. However, several of its flights traditionally travel through Canadian airspace to the US.

No-go areas in the sky

This image from ADSBexchange taken at 11:15 am ET on February 24 shows empty airspace over Ukraine and its border with Russia.

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The Russian Civil Aviation Authority has closed off its airspace to the carriers of 36 countries, it said in a statement on Monday.

According to the agency, the decision was taken in response to the bans imposed by European states on carriers or flights registered in Russia.

On Sunday, the European Union announced it is prohibiting all Russian-owned, Russian registered or Russian-controlled aircraft from its airspace.

“These aircraft will no more be able to land in, take off or overfly the territory of the EU,” EU President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement issued February 27.

“This will apply to any plane…

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