Russia's satellite jammers are interrupting commercial airlines

Russia’s interference with satellites is inadvertently dragging commercial airliners into the conflict despite their decision to avoid Ukrainian airspace, a French official said Friday.

Russia’s attempts to jam satellites are interfering with planes’ navigation systems, with planes flying near the Black Sea, eastern Finland, and the Baltic Sea reporting alerts and disruptions, according to a French airline safety regulator. The jammers, meant to protect troops from GPS-guided missiles, are spilling over into scrambling nonmilitary planes, Benoit Roturier said.