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MAR 17, 2003 (newstodte): Traffic on the transpolar airlane through Russian airspace, Arctica 1, was significantly down in February.
-In February, Arctica 1 saw 35 commercial aircraft operations, compared to 76 in January, says Knut-Bjarne Klaussen, Avinor.
Klaussen says British Airways halved its number of operations, and Virgin Atlantic cut operations on the airline by 1/3.
No explanation for the unexpected drop in traffic on Arctica 1 has yet been given, wind conditions being one possible cause.
-In February, Arctica 1 saw 35 commercial aircraft operations, compared to 76 in January, says Knut-Bjarne Klaussen, Avinor.
Klaussen says British Airways halved its number of operations, and Virgin Atlantic cut operations on the airline by 1/3.
No explanation for the unexpected drop in traffic on Arctica 1 has yet been given, wind conditions being one possible cause.