Even though there were no restrictions, Malaysia Airlines may still face questions about why it continued with flight paths over eastern Ukraine — at the heart of a violent rebellion against Kiev — when some airlines decided months ago to change routes to skip around the area.
Air China changed its route for flights between Beijing and Rome to avoid Ukrainian airspace following Thursday’s incident, according to an employee of the airline’s publicity department, who would give only his surname, Xu.
Aviation authorities in several countries, including the FAA in the United States, had issued warnings not to fly over parts of …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
