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Japanese airlines cancel flights to Europe as disruption grows

Country’s two biggest carriers reroute because of worries about flying over Russia

Japan’s two largest airlines have cancelled flights to Europe because of worries about flying over Russian airspace, in the latest disruption to aviation stemming from the conflict in Ukraine.

ANA Holdings and Japan Airlines are among the first airlines to suffer disruption on journeys from Asia to Europe.

Airlines typically travel over Russian airspace when flying between Europe and north-east Asia as the route known as the “Great Circle” offers the most direct journey.

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