Originally Posted by
scgnyc
Of course, I know there are very, very few issues, thankfully. But, sadly, things are getting more and more difficult and this is a trip a year from now.... Just trying to be as fully informed as possible...
For me, it's not just safety of the airspace but that of diversionary airports to consider. I would not select a Chinese carrier routing over Russia due the risk (however small) of a diversion. I'm not convinced the Russians would treat all nationalities the same!