A passenger plane in the sky over Moscow. File photoHELSINKI, Apr 6The Central Criminal Police of Finland claims that Russian passenger planes allegedly violated the country's airspace. «The investigation found that four Russian passenger planes entered Finnish airspace off the coast (near the city) of Loviisa in the Gulf of Finland without obtaining the required permission. All four violations airspace lasted about two minutes,» the message reads.Russian firms will be able to pay for planes to foreign creditors in rubles The incidents are being investigated as there are suspicions that the planes violated EU sanctions imposed on Russia due to the situation in Ukraine, the agency clarifies. Punishment is a fine or imprisonment for up to two years, and if aggravating circumstances are found, imprisonment for up to four years. The police are investigating the case together with the Defense Forces and the Finnish Border Guard. The authorities will not provide any information until additional information is possible, the police clarifies. Western countries have introduced another round of anti-Russian sanctions after the start of a special operation in Ukraine. A number of EU countries, the United States and Canada closed the sky for flights of Russian aircraft. In connection with the closure of airspace by European countries, air transportation to the Kaliningrad region was established along an alternative route. Trains to the region run as usual. The Kaliningrad authorities declared the region's readiness for any scenario, including existence in the «energy island» mode. At present, the air route of mainland Russia with Kaliningrad is intensively used through the airspace of the Gulf of Finland.
«Russia» transferred all aircraft to Russian jurisdiction
