Russian airline Aeroflot on Sunday violated a ban on aircraft from the country using Canadian airspace, Transport Canada said, on the same day the restriction was imposed in response to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
“We are aware that Aeroflot Flight 111 violated the prohibition put in place earlier today on Russian flights using Canadian airspace,” Transport Canada said in a tweet late on Sunday.
Flight 111 travels from Miami to Moscow and took off at 3:12 p.m. ET, according to FlightRadar24.
There are no direct flights between Russia and Canada, but several Russian flights a day have until now passed through Canadian
