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Thursday, 28.03.2024, 22:39
airBaltic planes do not fly over Eastern Ukraine
The airline stresses that all flights are performed according to the schedule and no delays are planned. "If delays do happen, we will inform about it beforehand," the company said.
As reported, a Malaysia Airlines airliner, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down in Eastern Ukraine, all 298 passengers on board were killed.
The Ukrainian government confirmed that the plane was shut down by pro-Russia separatists.
Maris Gorodcovs, the head of the Civil Aviation Agency, said that the plane was flying at such height that in case of a technical flaw the pilots would have been able to inform air traffic control before the plane crashed.
He added that the management of airBaltic this morning informed the agency about additional safety measures regarding flights to Ukraine.
At the same time Ukraine has introduced stricter restrictions on flights above the area, and flights through the usual air corridors are currently impossible, Gorodcovs said.