How the Russia-Ukraine War is changing flight paths

The ongoing war between Russia & Ukraine is a deadly disaster which is ongoing for more than 6 months now. But with tight politics, the war has consequences on people who are not a part of it. Same goes for the environment. Here are some of the examples of changes

Example 1

This is a Flight route for British Airways & Japan Airlines. The Blue route used to be a original route which was ~9000KM but with Airspace Closure the Yellow route is used which adds ~3500+ KM adding up to 12500KM

Example 2

This is a Flight route for American & United Airlines between New Delhi to New York & Chicago. The Old & new Flight paths have a big difference. The

Example 3

This is a Flight route for Emirates Flights between Dubai Int'l & Moscow's Airport. The Original Route is 3500 KM while the new route is close to 4000KM

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