Lufthansa Cargo Overflights Banned
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- Date: Fri, 02 Nov 2007 10:27:37 GMT
Lufthansa Cargo Overflights Banned
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BERLIN - Russia has banned Lufthansa Cargo flights over its territory,
disrupting service on 49 connections per week from Frankfurt to Astana,
Kazakhstan, a spokesman for Deutsche Lufthansa confirmed Wednesday.
"Since Oct. 28, we are flying around Russian airspace," Peter
Schneckenleitner said. "Each round trip takes an extra three hours and we
are having significant delays."
Lufthansa passenger flights were not affected by the ban.
Schneckenleitner said the reason for the ban was a "disagreement with Russia
about the royalties it charges for overflights" above its territory.
A spokesman for the Transportation Ministry denied that Lufthansa Cargo
flights had been banned, saying the company had been flying over Russia
under a temporary license that expired Oct. 27.
"If they want to resume flights they have to formally apply for new
permission," ministry spokesman Timur Khikmatov said.
Khikmatov said there were no issues between Russian authorities and the
German carrier. "I do not understand this hysteria on their part."
Aeroflot Cargo reported in the meantime that its cargo flights had been
briefly banned from flying to Germany.
Aeroflot said it lost permission to fly to Germany on Monday "in response to
Russia's introduction of some bans of flights of the Germany company
Lufthansa Cargo over Russian territory." Permission was restored Tuesday and
flights resumed, the company said.
The German government confirmed earlier Tuesday that it was holding talks
about the Lufthansa overflight ban, but declined to comment further.
"We assume that the nuisance will soon be cleared," said a German transport
ministry spokesman, Sven Ulbrich.
The Lufthansa spokesman also expressed confidence that a resolution could be
reached. "However, if the situation stays like this we will soon have to
reduce flights," he said.
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