Russia is working on measures to close its airspace to Asia, Pacific-bound flights

MOSCOW, August 7 (Itar-Tass) - Russia is working on measures to close its airspace to Western companies’ flights to and from the Asia-Pacific region and also to change the points of entry and exit for charter flights, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting of the Cabinet on Thursday. “The current situation as it is, the Russian government is considering a number of retaliatory steps. I will mention some of them, but that does not mean that they will be introduced at once. The measures include a ban on transit flights by European and US air carriers to Southeast Asia, to the Asia-Pacific Region,” Medvedev said. Learn more on itar-tass.com