US seeks new talks with Russia on overflight routes
The State Department wants new talks with Russia by the end of May on agreements for US airlines to cross Russian airspace, with officials in Moscow holding out on at least one key route used by cargo carriers. Russia this month agreed to renew 3 of 4 overflight routes as a deadline was about to expire. The fourth route, which runs across southern Russia, wasn’t renewed, and cargo carriers have had to use a costlier flight path as a result, said Manisha Singh, the assistant secretary of state for economic and business affairs. The US wants the talks to take place in May to establish a more formal way of communicating with Russia about the issue. That would also allow discussion of broader, longer-lasting overflight agreements before the current one expires Oct 28. <br/>
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US seeks new talks with Russia on overflight routes
The State Department wants new talks with Russia by the end of May on agreements for US airlines to cross Russian airspace, with officials in Moscow holding out on at least one key route used by cargo carriers. Russia this month agreed to renew 3 of 4 overflight routes as a deadline was about to expire. The fourth route, which runs across southern Russia, wasn’t renewed, and cargo carriers have had to use a costlier flight path as a result, said Manisha Singh, the assistant secretary of state for economic and business affairs. The US wants the talks to take place in May to establish a more formal way of communicating with Russia about the issue. That would also allow discussion of broader, longer-lasting overflight agreements before the current one expires Oct 28. <br/>
