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Taiwanese Airlines Resume Russian Airspace Use: Pakistan To Blame?

China Airlines and other Taiwanese carriers are shifting Europe routes north after Pakistan reportedly barred their flights from its airspace, officials and trackers said.

Taiwanese airlines like China Airlines are flying over Russia again. Here's why a reported Pakistani airspace ban may be behind the change in routing.

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China Airlines, a passenger aircraft flying from Taipei to Rome, entered Russian airspace for the first time since February 2022. Taiwan's aircraft flew over Russian territory for the first time in four years, transmitting to RIA News, referring to the local newspaper Zinji. Taiwan's transport agency itself suspended flights over Russia at the end of February 2022. According to Professor Chaoyan Lu Yangliang of the University of Science and Tech…

A Taiwanese airliner, China Airlines, flew through Russia's airspace for the first time in more than four years on a flight from Taipei to Rome and opted for a northern route that Taiwan's carriers had abandoned after February 2022, as reported by the local edition of Zingji.

A Taiwanese airliner's passenger aircraft flew through Russian airspace for the first time in four years, reporting to the local newspaper ... 26.10.2026, PRIM

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vz.ru broke the news on Monday, October 26, 2026.
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