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Mar 2, 2006 (newstodate): Russia's slow response to EU demands for abolishing the exhorbitant Siberian over-flight charges is a costly affair for the world's airlines.
According to a study by Nav Canada, a polar flight from New York to Hong Kong would save five hours of a 17 hour flight and USD 33,000 over existing routes.
Flights between Vancouver and Delhi would save about 4.5 hours, and a polar route from Detroit to Beijing would reduce flying time from 14 to 10 hours.
A figure at 200-250 million euro per year extracted by Russia from Western airlines under the pretext of "commercial agreements" has been estimated by industry sources.
According to a study by Nav Canada, a polar flight from New York to Hong Kong would save five hours of a 17 hour flight and USD 33,000 over existing routes.
Flights between Vancouver and Delhi would save about 4.5 hours, and a polar route from Detroit to Beijing would reduce flying time from 14 to 10 hours.
A figure at 200-250 million euro per year extracted by Russia from Western airlines under the pretext of "commercial agreements" has been estimated by industry sources.