Latvia has again extended the ban on night flights along the borders with Russia and Belarus.

The Latvian aviation authorities have decided to extend the temporary ban on evening and night flights of all types of aircraft in the border areas with Russia and Belarus. This was reported on December 28 by TASS with reference to the control service of the Riga flight information area.

"The ban on flights in the evening and at night along the borders of Russia and Belarus has been extended again for a week — until January 4 next year," the agency's source said.

In accordance with the current rules, flights at altitudes up to 6 km are prohibited in the airspace along the borders with Russia and Belarus daily from 17:00 to 05:00 World time, which corresponds to the period from 20:00 to 08:00 Moscow time.

The dispatch service stressed that information about the extension of the ban has been communicated to all users of Latvian airspace in accordance with the established procedure. Previously, these measures, first introduced in September, were in effect until the end of the current day.

In addition, similar restrictions apply to flights along the Latvian borders with Estonia and Lithuania. Exceptions are possible only in certain cases — for flights that have received special permission from the country's military department.

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