The U.S. will close its airspace to Russian aircraft, President Joe Biden said Tuesday night during his State of the Union address to Congress.
The Washington Post reported federal officials planned the ban to take effect by the end of Wednesday, March 2.
Biden cited Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine as justification for the airspace closure. The U.S. will join the European Union and Canada in closing its airspace. Russia subsequently closed its airspace to those countries.
Source: Business Travel News