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28 December 2025, 13:17

Latvia extends flight ban along borders with Belarus, Russia

MINSK, 28 December (BelTA) - Latvian aviation authorities have once again extended the ban on evening and nighttime flights of all types of aircraft along the borders with Russia and Belarus, TASS reports citing flight information region for Riga.

The ban on flights during evening and nighttime hours along the borders with Russia and Belarus has been extended for one week, until 4 January 2026. In the border airspace, flights at altitudes up to 6 km are prohibited daily from 17.00 to 05.00 UTC (20.00 to 08.00 Minsk time).

Previously, the ban, initially introduced in September, was in effect until the end of the current day.
In addition to the Latvian-Russian and Latvian-Belarusian borders, similar restrictions also apply to flights along the borders with Estonia and Lithuania allowing for military-approved exceptions.
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