Air transport

Japan expressed concern that the closure of airspace for airlines from Russia could cause disruptions in the import of goods.

Polish President Andrzej Duda ruled out sending Polish fighter jets to Ukraine as the move could draw NATO into the conflict.

Alexander Ponomarenko, co-owner and chairman of the Board of Directors of Sheremetyevo Airport, will resign "due to the circumstances." On the eve of the businessman was included in the EU sanctions list.

The air defense forces of the Israeli army (IDF) opened fire on a drone that entered the country's airspace from the territory of Lebanon.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov called air defense one of the weak points in the country's army.

The Russian Defense Ministry has filed a lawsuit against a suspect in the theft of aviation equipment of the "Doomsday plane" - the Il-80 aircraft. The agency demands more than 2.7 million rubles from the man.

Roman Protasevich, the co-founder and former editor-in-chief of the "NEXTA" Telegram-channel detained in Belarus, is preparing a lawsuit against "Ryanair". He stated this in a video message on Youtube.

Siberia Airlines, aka S7 Airlines, has been fined 200 thousand rubles in seven cases of violation of passenger rights.

North Korea has conducted another test launch of two cruise missiles.

An illegal traveler survived after an 11-hour flight.

The Federal Trade Union of Air Traffic Controllers of Russia sent an appeal to President Vladimir Putin with a message about the threat of dismissal of 800 employees of the State Air Traffic Management Corporation.

Almaty airport has suspended work, a spokesman for the press service of the air harbor of the Kazakh city told reporters.

The American F-35 fighter, which belongs to the South Korean Air Force, has a chassis failure. The plane had to land on its belly. This was reported on January 4 by the SBS channel.

More than 3,600 flights worldwide have been cancelled due to inclement weather and the spread of the Omicron coronavirus strain.

There were three people on board.