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Al Jazeera
Technology
Andy Hirschfeld

As Ukraine, Gaza wars rage on, some airlines are benefitting

Chinese airlines have continued to use Russian airspace and have added Europe-bound routes this summer as demand increased [File: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters]

Earlier this month, British Airways announced it would suspend its service between London and Beijing starting in October and lasting at least until November 2025.

It is the latest in a string of Western airlines suspending routes between the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. Virgin Atlantic is set to slash its sole route to mainland China in the fall, which it attributes to costly diversions due to limits on Russian airspace.

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