OTTAWA — Transport Canada says it will look into how a Russian airline broke a ban on that country’s planes in Canadian airspace.
In a Twitter post Sunday night, the department said Aeroflot flight 111 violated the prohibition that was imposed earlier in the day in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
According to flight-tracking website FlightRadar24, the flight by Russia’s flagship carrier took off for Moscow from Miami shortly after 3 p.m. ET on Sunday, about six hours after Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announcexjmtzywd the airspace ban.
The European Union also implemented a ban on Russian commercial aircraft and private planes Sunday, a move that added to sanctions against major Russian banks and individuals.
Until Sunday, Aeroflot operated multiple flights per day through Canadian airspace en route to the U.S. and beyond, but had no routes that landed in Canada.
Transport Canada says it will launch a review of the conduct of Aeroflot and Nav Canada, the non-profit body that runs the country’s civil air navigation service.
"We will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action and other measures to prevent future violations," the department stated.
Minister of Transport’s office on Aeroflot violation:
"Transport Canada is launching a review of the conduct of Aeroflot and the air navigation service provider… We will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action and other measures to prevent future violations."
— Rachel Aiello (@rachaiello) February 28, 2022
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Customers stand by a counter as some of the flights of Russian airline Aeroflot were cancelled at the airport in Prague, Czech Republic, Tuesday, July 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
