US Plane Taking Off from Antarctica Returned After Russia's 'Possible Danger' Warning

The US Air Force plane, which took off to arrive in Antarctica, returned to Christchurch Airport, where it took off, following the NOTAM (warning to aviators) issued by New Zealand. It was reported that the warning about the "potentially dangerous" airspace activity in question was made by the Russian State Air Traffic Management Association, and that New Zealand gave a NOTAM to the plane.

According to CNN, in another statement made by the New Zealand Civil Aviation Administration (CAA), it was stated that the Russian air traffic administration was informed about a planned missile launch and the "possible danger to international airspace within the borders of New Zealand's Oceanic Flight Information Region (FIR)". The region in question stands out as one of the largest airspaces in the world, covering an area of ​​30 million square kilometers.