Originally Posted by
AntonS
I expect Russia to mirror this and ban UK aircraft from Russian airspace.
It will create significant pain for BA and Virgin flying to Japan, China and East Asia.
For Japan or Korean it might even require a stop in ANC as in 1970s.
LHR-ANC-HND is just around 8000 miles, that should be within the range of a 77W or 787-9 without a refuelling stop.