With no sign the flight ban will end soon, Hongkongers stuck overseas must do expensive ‘washout’ periods or wait until the ban ends. Extending the suffering of these Hongkongers makes no sense when the risks in some banned countries are lower than Hong Kong or non-banned places.
Western sanctions imposed on Russia as a reaction to its invasion of Ukraine are beginning to bite. Everybody is likely to be affected, but some economic sectors will be hit harder than others.
Virgin Atlantic's Delhi-London flights will have a slightly longer flying time by 15-60 minutes as the Russian government has banned all British planes from crossing its airspace.