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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is driving up air cargo costs
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 5195021" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/04/ukraine-news-russias-invasion-is-driving-up-air-cargo-costs.html" target="_blank"><strong>Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is driving up air cargo costs - CNBC</strong></a></p><p></p><p>Carriers, including KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/UPS" target="_blank">United Parcel Service</a>, are filling their planes with pricier fuel for longer Asia routes to avoid Russia due to airspace closures. Jet fuel prices in the United States this week hit the highest in more than a decade.</p><p></p><p>The U.S. on Tuesday joined Canada and much of Europe in barring Russian aircraft from its airspace. In January, more than 2,500 flights that departed the U.S. used Russian airspace, while 493 flights from Russia used U.S. airspace, according to aviation data firm Cirium.</p><p></p><p>“With the uncertainty of Russian airspace restrictions to civilian aircraft, UPS decided on Mar. 1 to avoid use of Russian airspace for our Northern Pacific (NOPAC) operations until further notice,” UPS’ pilots union told aviators Wednesday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 5195021, member: 1"] [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/04/ukraine-news-russias-invasion-is-driving-up-air-cargo-costs.html'][B]Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is driving up air cargo costs - CNBC[/B][/URL] Carriers, including KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and [URL='https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/UPS']United Parcel Service[/URL], are filling their planes with pricier fuel for longer Asia routes to avoid Russia due to airspace closures. Jet fuel prices in the United States this week hit the highest in more than a decade. The U.S. on Tuesday joined Canada and much of Europe in barring Russian aircraft from its airspace. In January, more than 2,500 flights that departed the U.S. used Russian airspace, while 493 flights from Russia used U.S. airspace, according to aviation data firm Cirium. “With the uncertainty of Russian airspace restrictions to civilian aircraft, UPS decided on Mar. 1 to avoid use of Russian airspace for our Northern Pacific (NOPAC) operations until further notice,” UPS’ pilots union told aviators Wednesday. [/QUOTE]
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