Russian airline Aeroflot violated Canadian airspace after ban, Transport Canada says

[inanna]

Posted: Feb 28, 2022 2:24 AM ET

Canada announced Sunday it would close its airspace to Russian aircraft operators

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.

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Transport Canada said it will launch a review into the conduct of Aeroflot and Canada's air-traffic control service provider Nav Canada following the violation.

"We will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action and other measures to prevent future violations," the Canadian regulator said.

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/transport-canada-aeroflot-airspace-ban-1.6366823

[old guy]

1. "appropriate enforcement action".

Shoot'em down.

[True Dough]

2. That's never going to happen

It would be an international scandal. It's not a military plane (although don't put it past the Russians to use a civilian plane for military purposes).

Either way, the Russians know there's no real risk of Canada shooting down a passenger aircraft.

[localroger]

3. Wait a minute, you guys were SERIOUS about that? /nt

[slightlv]

5. OK... so here's a dumb question...

How DO they enforce it? I figure Putin is like Trump where "make me" is concerned. Pushing limits, obviously. Assuming no one will dare cross him. So, how DOES a country enforce bans on airspace, minus shooting down a plane? Surrounding it and "escorting" it out of the airspace?