The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm

March 2022
30 min read
Edward Russell and Madhu Unnikrishnan

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Issue Overview

As the war in Ukraine enters its third week, its implications for the global airline industry — an industry that was only just beginning to emerge from two years of the Covid crisis — are becoming clearer and more alarming. With Russian airspace closed to many North American and European airlines, and others avoiding it for safety and other concerns, flights to Asia are longer and burn more fuel.