Russian airline Aeroflot on February 27 violated a ban on aircraft from the country using Canadian airspace, regulator Transport Canada said, on the same day the restriction was imposed in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, Report informs referring to Reuters.
"We are aware that Aeroflot Flight 111 violated the prohibition put in place earlier today on Russian flights using Canadian airspace," Transport Canada said in a tweet late on February 27.
Flight 111 travels from Miami, Florida to Moscow and took off at 15:12 ET, according to FlightRadar24.
There are no direct flights between Russia and Canada, but several Russian flights a day have until now passed through Canadian airspace to other countries, a spokesperson for Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said.
Transport Canada said it will launch a review into the conduct of Aeroflot and Canada's air-traffic control service provider Nav Canada following the violation.
"We will not hesitate to take appropriate enforcement action and other measures to prevent future violations", the Canadian regulator said.
Minister Alghabra announced on February 27 that Canada would close its airspace to Russian aircraft operators following similar measures from other countries.
"We will hold Russia accountable for its unprovoked attacks against Ukraine," transport minister Alghabra wrote in a Twitter post.