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Flights rerouted: Planes avoiding Ukraine airspace after Malaysia Airlines crash
Screenshot from flightradar24.com
International passenger flights are avoiding Eastern Ukrainian airspace, following the crash of a Malaysian Airlines plane in Donetsk.
Airlines are also redirecting their flightpaths to avoid the area where flight MH17 crashed, according toFlightradar24.
NOTAM has also informed US airlines not to fly in the Ukraine area.
BREAKING: Other flights in area of Malaysia Airline flight shot down seem to be changing course pic.twitter.com/E04Ak3y7FU
— AirLiveNet (@airlivenet) July 17, 2014
A number of airlines around the world have announced they are going to reroute flights to avoid Ukrainian airspace. The list of companies includes Russian Aeroflot and Transaero, German Lufthansa and Turkish airlines.
“After the incident we have decided to avoid Ukrainian airspace,” a Turkish Airlines spokesman said.
Air France and Virgin have decided to temporarily re-route flights to bypass Ukraine.
Planes avoiding the airspace.. pic.twitter.com/SdA4Qyj4LM
— Samuel (@samuelLYH) July 17, 2014
Flight MH17 crashed in Ukraine on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpar, and was carrying 295 people.
The flight was due to enter Russian airspace when contact was lost.
Both Ukrainian government and separatist rebels have denied shooting the plane down.
International flights now appear to be avoiding eastern Ukrainian airspacehttp://t.co/In45CAsP35 pic.twitter.com/2FzyQjO1eN
— Scott Bixby (@scottbix) July 17, 2014
The FAA flight restriction area does not seem to apply to the area where #MH17 was lost. Map by @WanderngArameanhttp://t.co/DeEnUGfBsr
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) July 17, 2014
RT @petchmo Here’s the NOTAM prohibiting US Airlines from flying in the area in Ukrainehttps://t.co/dyeswyHmj4 #MH17 pic.twitter.com/k1lNZXRDNT
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) July 17, 2014
.@flightradar24 not tracking any aircraft in the immediate area where #MH17 has gone down. pic.twitter.com/zfenOYVFW8
— Jason Rabinowitz (@AirlineFlyer) July 17, 2014
RT.com report reprinted with permission.
Source: http://thenewsdoctors.com/flights-rerouted-planes-avoiding-ukraine-airspace-after-malaysia-airlines-crash/
