by convair » 26 Apr 2018, 12:15
Flanker3 wrote: ↑
25 Apr 2018, 22:24
The Russia overflight permits could take a while.
But they're not really a deal breaker.
If you take the route great circle via TBS, the detour is less than 6%. The A343 can take it range-wise so it's only a matter of slighty higher operating costs.
Maybe not a big detour (for HKG; it can be worse for other destinations in China) but they will need a few more pints of fuel, which will not help their T/O at CRL.
And I find it strange they have yet to obtain that permit (which I think won't be easy, given the current relations between Russia and the "Western World") after so many months of preparation.
Did you say professionals?
How does it work with those overflight rights actually? What are the 'criteria' used when permitting overflight rights to a carrier?
Is it the place of legal address of the airline? The registration-number of the plane? The place where the AOC was granted? The place of departure and destination? (I guess it's all of them, or not?)
But would Air Belgium be allowed to overfly Russia when performing a flight for let's say Air France from let's say CDG to Shanghai? (hence under AF flight number)
(Maybe this question was already answered on this forum,but in any case I'don't recall anyway)
On the other side,would it be possible to do an 'Air Belgium'-flight with an AF-plane ?(or another EU-airline's plane which currently has overflight-rights over Russia?)
