[China] - As skies in Mideast close, China airlines have key benefit-- Russian airspace

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Western airlines risk suffering greater disruption than their Chinese rivals this summer, as the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel
– compounded by US military strikes – forces most carriers to avoid flying over dangerous airspace on China-Europe routes. Analysts said
that while almost all carriers have diverted services to bypass Iran and parts of the Middle East, Western firms are at a disadvantage: they
remain barred from Russian airspace, which Chinese companies continue to...