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Presumably an ETOPS rated long haul aircraft such as used for the new 15 hour Moscow to Cancun route would still be allowed to land in an eastern US city, the n
by walrus01 5y ago
Presumably an ETOPS rated long haul aircraft such as used for the new 15 hour Moscow to Cancun route would still be allowed to land in an eastern US city, the nearest diversion airport, in the event of engine failure or emergency.
- Symbiote 5y agoThe restrictions say emergency landings or overflight are allowed (at least the European restrictions on Russian flights that I read; I assume the American and Russian restrictions are similar). However, an EU/US flight landing in Russia might have problems importing any required spare parts to fix the plane [1]. Russian planes making an emergency landing in the EU/US had better be owned by their airlines, rather than leased, or they're likely to be seized. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Air_DY1933_Iran_diversion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Air_DY1933_Iran_dive...