The Globe and Mail of Nov 4 reports that, in retaliation for Russia's refusal to allow Air Canada to overfly Russia on its new non-stops between YYZ and DEL, Ottawa has forced Aeroflot to reduce its Moscow-Toronto service from four to two flights per week. (Aeroflot says it will switch from the 767 to the 777 to help make up the loss of capacity). The report also mentions that YYZ-DEL takes one hour longer than originally planned - this explains the discrepancy between the original schedule and the actual flight time. On Oct 31, Ottawa banned Aeroflot from Canadian airspace on its service to the US. Russia immediately responded by banning Canadian flights from Russian airspace. AC said the ban will only affect its westbound flights to Beijing. On Nov 2, Ottawa upped the ante by forcing the halving of Aeroflot's Toronto service.
Just like a bunch of schoolchildren...
Rockhound