'Critical' 24 hours for Ukraine as world sanctions Russia

There is more fall-out from the crisis, though, with Europe’s airspace closed to Russia and warnings of yet more increases in energy prices.

Meanwhile, British Airways has had to deal with another weekend IT glitch that affected thousands of passengers.

Here are the headlines affecting travel on Monday 28 February.

Kyiv awakes to crucial 24 hours

Residents of the Ukrainian capital are now free to leave the underground shelters they have been staying in, as a weekend-long curfew is lifted. President Zelensky says the next 24 hours – the fifth day of the Russian invasion – will be "crucial" for Ukraine, with talks due to begin as a three-mile column of Russian troops approaches Kyiv. (BBC news)

Europe’s airspace is closed to Russia

The EU has imposed a blanket flight ban on Russian planes. All flights, including the private jets of oligarchs, will now be unable to land in, take off from or fly over any EU nation. Russian planes have also been banned from UK airspace. Aeroflot said it would cancel all flights to European destinations until further notice in a retaliatory move. (BBC News)

British Airways criticised after IT glitch grounds flights

Frustrated British Airways passengers have been caught up in a second weekend of delays and cancellations. BA cancelled many flights following IT problems just a few days after huge disruption caused by Storm Eunice. Families who faced long delays and lost bags last week have now endured more cancellations trying to get home. (BBC News)

UK faces further squeeze on household budgets

The surge in energy prices triggered by the Russia-Ukraine conflict will drive inflation beyond 8%, generating the worst squeeze on household living standards since WW2. Sustained high prices for oil and gas will heap an additional 1.5 percentage points on to the cost of living, according to Pantheon Macroeconomics. (City AM)