The "tit for tat" move will force airlines to halt flights to the country and re-route others that would typically overfly Russian airspace, such a some long-haul services to Asia.
It comes after the UK government barred all Russian scheduled carriers following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Thursday, including Aeroflot.
Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, confirmed the ban would come into effect from 11am Moscow time on Friday (25 February).
