China has closed its airspace to Boeing and Airbus aircraft of Russian carriers registered in two jurisdictions.
About it writes RBC with reference to sources.
One source explains the ban by saying that in May, China’s airline asked all airlines, not just Russian, to update electronic files (portfolio; it contains information about aircraft, airline owners, and ground handling agreements).
Requesting such portfolios is a standard procedure, the interlocutor points out. But it has recently been adjusted in China.
Russian carriers flying to China have updated the information. However, Chinese authorities have requested confirmation that Russian aircraft’s imported planes have been officially deregistered abroad. The airlines were unable to provide such documents.
Therefore, the Chinese aviation authorities, in compliance with international aviation law, refused to fly such aircraft.
According to the source, now the requirements for the ‘cleanliness’ of aircraft in terms of registration are put forward by other countries. As an example, the interlocutor cited Turkey, which denies permits to fly to this country or through its airspace to aircraft ‘double-registered’ (aircraft forcibly registered in Russia).
Another interlocutor at the Russian airline confirmed that without a certificate of deregistration, aircraft are not allowed to fly to China.
