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By Bjorn Fehrm

Introduction  

May 19, 2022, © Leeham News: Last week, we looked at what the closure of Russian airspace would mean for a mid-European cargo airline. A cargo plane has a shorter range, and the difference in flight distance meant that the cost of transporting cargo from Far-East to West Europe increased considerably as cargo payload was reduced.

We now check what the Russian airspace closure means for the World’s longest flight, Singapore Airlines flight SQ23/SQ24 between New York and Singapore.

Summary

• The flight from New York to Singapore has changed the routing after the 24^th of February. It now avoids Russian and Ukrainian airspace.
• It results in a longer flight but the cost increase shall not pose a profitability problem on this premium route.