{"id":840,"date":"2018-05-31T09:26:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-31T09:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisbart.com\/?p=840"},"modified":"2018-09-17T10:45:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-17T10:45:02","slug":"siberian-flight-corridor-aviation-airline-airport-heathrow-avgeek-gatwick-fly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisbart.com\/reviews\/2018\/05\/31\/siberian-flight-corridor-aviation-airline-airport-heathrow-avgeek-gatwick-fly\/","title":{"rendered":"Siberian Flight Corridor"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I still remember flying the very long southern route from London to Japan and then the quicker route via Anchorage taking eighteen hours or so.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Now there is the non-stop route via Siberia taking about twelve hours–11.40 Eastwards; 12.30 Westwards.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

However, until seeing the fascinating little video below there were things about the route I did not realise.<\/h2>\n

The Russians, aware of the valuable card they hold, charge as much as $100 per passenger per return trip, though details are confidential.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Apart from the UK, where Virgin and BA were given permission, only one carrier per European country was allowed.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This means legacy carriers such as BA, Air France, Lufthansa, KLM, and SAS monopolize the route.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Though the high charge coupled with high air passenger duty, say from London, would make life difficult for low cost carriers, Norwegian has applied but been refused.<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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