Economics
Siberia Flight-Ban Threat Forces Airlines to Mull Options
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Russia’s threat to bar European and North American airlines from overflying Siberia, the latest salvo in tit-for-tat sanctions over Ukraine, is forcing carriers to consider new routes to and from Asia.
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines Inc., which rank second and third in the world by traffic, said yesterday they were weighing their options after Russia formally broached the idea of a Siberia ban. United Parcel Service Inc., the biggest package-delivery company, also is making contingency plans.