Originally Posted by
Cambo
Hmmm, not really, most flights HKG-EU did great circle pass roughly over or north of Moscow, pretty far outside the direct conflict area (except the MAD/MXP flights). Even flying a little further north would increase the distance far less than the current complicated southern routes. That said, an airline that flies (me) over Russia/Belarus or an airline from those countries, won't get my money. The moment China goes (military) after Taiwan, the same applies for China. That said, I don't have any issues to pay more for my ticket, just to avoid Russia/Belarus.
I said “close” to the conflict zone, speaking from an insurer perspective….some insurers are not willing to cover any flights remotely going anywhere through Western Russia. Their definition of proximity to conflict area is wildly different to yours or mine