Could China limit Japanese airlines’ access to its airspace as ties sour?

Japanese airlines’ lucrative European routes could become a victim of simmering tensions between China and Japan because access to airspace is a potential lever for Beijing, aviation professionals have warned.
However, they said outright closure of Chinese airspace remained unlikely because it would snarl regional air traffic and embroil Chinese carriers.
Aviation observers in China have recently discussed the likelihood of Beijing restricting or forbidding Japanese carriers from overflying the…

المصدر: SCMP — Tech