Possible Ban on flying over Russia

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/05/siberia-flight-ban-threat-sanctions-dobrolyot

This could affect a lot of flights from Europe to East Asia.

Most European airlines are in an alliance with Asian partners. For example: the shot down airliner was a Malaysia plane, but codesharing with KLM. Most tickets were sold through KLM. I can imagine the airlines would arrange their flights in such a way in future to avoid the ban.

There are also all kinds of scenarios possible with renting each others planes. So the KLM flight number is changed into a MH flight number, and MH wetleases a KLM aircraft and crew. Probably not a lot the Russians could do about that.

There are also all kinds of scenarios possible with renting each others planes. So the KLM flight number is changed into a MH flight number, and MH wetleases a KLM aircraft and crew. Probably not a lot the Russians could do about that.