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    Jul 8, 2026, 11:55 AM

    With Russian, Ukrainian and Iranian airspace closed, most flights connecting Europe to Asia now have to route through a tiny passage over Armenia

    (by Reddit user: u/drivenbydata)

    A globe-centered map illustrates how air travel routes between Europe and Asia have been forced to change due to closed airspace over Russia, Ukraine, and Iran. The Eurasian landmass is shown with those restricted regions shaded, while a web of bright pink flight paths departs from Frankfurt and arcs eastward toward destinations such as Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Mumbai, and the Maldives. Instead of the previously direct great-circle routes (shown as faint dashed lines across Russia), the flights now bend sharply south and then funnel through a very narrow corridor over Armenia and Azerbaijan before spreading out again across Central and South Asia. The resulting paths appear longer and more convoluted, with multiple overlapping lines emphasizing congestion in that bottleneck. Oceans and country borders are softly rendered in muted tones, while the rerouted flight lines stand out vividly, underscoring how geopolitical constraints have compressed intercontinental air traffic into a tight passage.
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