Posted on 01/11/03
Canada, Russia wage dogfight over airspace flight rights
Canada and Russia banned each other's commercial aircraft from flying through their sovereign air space yesterday in a simmering trade dispute over aviation rights.After Russia refused to allow Air Canada flights to New Delhi to fly over Russian air space, Ottawa yanked Russia's overflight rights in Canada. Moscow responded by withdrawing Air Canada's right to fly over Russia on flights to Beijing.
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