Ukraine invasion redraws airline route map, planes avoid airspace
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine invasion redraws airline route map, planes avoid airspace

Al Jazeera  

Planes, crews are stranded in Kyiv, and airlines skirt Ukraine’s airspace as Russia invasion continues. Airlines scrambled to adapt to conflict in Europe on Thursday as Ukraine closed its airspace, fuel prices soared, and carriers were urged to “exercise caution” deep inside Russia hours after Moscow’s military invaded Ukraine. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said Ukraine’s skies and airspace in Russia and Belarus within 100 nautical miles of borders with Ukraine could pose risks. “The presence and possible use of a wide range of ground and airborne warfare systems poses a high risk for civil flights operating at all altitudes and flight levels.” It later issued an update on a broader area of Russian airspace, advising airlines to “exercise caution” when flying in air traffic regions controlled from Moscow or Rostov-on-Don. EASA said Russia’s defence ministry had sent Ukraine an urgent message warning of a high risk to flight safety due to the use of weapons and military equipment, and asked Ukraine’s air traffic control to stop flights.

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Flight MH17 was shot down in 2014. Here's what happened to the Malaysia Airlines plane
5 months, 1 week ago

Flight MH17 was shot down in 2014. Here's what happened to the Malaysia Airlines plane

ABC  

A decade ago, a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot out of the sky and crashed in eastern Ukraine, killing everyone on board. "No scenario other than a Buk surface-to-air missile can explain this combination of facts," the Dutch Safety Board's summary of the crash says. On the day MH17 was shot down, 160 flights flew over the area, the Dutch …

Ukraine says it shot down Russian strategic bomber after strike kills nine
8 months ago

Ukraine says it shot down Russian strategic bomber after strike kills nine

Al Jazeera  

Russian officials says the plane crashed over the southern Stavropol region due to a technical malfunction. Ukraine’s air force says it shot down a Russian strategic bomber with antiaircraft missiles for the first time since the war began in 2022. The warplane was downed in Russian airspace, 300km from Ukraine’s border, on Friday after it took part in a long-range …

Russia, Ukraine face off in top UN court over MH17 airliner downing
1 year, 6 months ago

Russia, Ukraine face off in top UN court over MH17 airliner downing

India Today  

Ukraine and Russia face off at the top United Nations court on Tuesday over Moscow's alleged backing of pro-Russian separatists blamed for the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in 2014. Judges at the International Court of Justice will hear Ukraine's claim that Moscow violated a UN anti-terrorism treaty by equipping and funding pro-Russian forces who international investigators concluded …

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash: Everything we know about the gunning down of a passenger plane
2 years, 1 month ago

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash: Everything we know about the gunning down of a passenger plane

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The shape of the fragments of shrapnel found in the wreckage and in the bodies of some of those on …

8 years later, Dutch judges to pass verdicts in passenger jet downing over Ukraine
2 years, 1 month ago

8 years later, Dutch judges to pass verdicts in passenger jet downing over Ukraine

LA Times  

People inspect the crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 near the village of Hrabove, Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. Dutch judges are set to deliver their verdict Thursday in the trial in absentia of three Russians and a Ukrainian over their alleged roles in the 2014 downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger jet and the deaths of all 298 …

Ukraine rejects Serbian bomb threat claims on Russia flights
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine rejects Serbian bomb threat claims on Russia flights

Associated Press  

BELGRADE, Serbia — Ukraine on Monday rejected as baseless and false the accusations made by Serbia’s president that Ukraine’s secret service is behind a series of hoax bomb threats against Air Serbia flights to Russia. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has claimed that the foreign intelligence services of Ukraine and an unidentified European Union nation “are doing that.” The pro-Russian Serbian …

International airlines continue to operate flights to and from Russia despite Ukraine invasion
2 years, 9 months ago

International airlines continue to operate flights to and from Russia despite Ukraine invasion

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Direct flights between London and Moscow have been banned – but travellers between the UK and …

Flight bookings to eastern Europe collapse following Russian invasion of Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Flight bookings to eastern Europe collapse following Russian invasion of Ukraine

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Figures from the aviation data analyst ForwardKeys show that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused an immediate stall in flight …

Evacuations halted in Ukraine area where ceasefire pledged
2 years, 9 months ago

Evacuations halted in Ukraine area where ceasefire pledged

The Hindu  

What looked like a breakthrough ceasefire to evacuate residents from two cities in Ukraine quickly fell apart Saturday as Ukrainian officials said the work to remove civilians had halted amid shelling hours after Russia announced the deal. “The Russian side is not holding to the ceasefire and has continued firing on Mariupol itself and on its surrounding area,” said Kyrylo …

Ukraine invasion: European skies not for those who seek to brutally aggress, says EU on closing airspace to Russian airplanes
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine invasion: European skies not for those who seek to brutally aggress, says EU on closing airspace to Russian airplanes

Firstpost  

The moves by the European Union and Canada would put added pressure on the US to also bar Russian flights Europe and Canada said they would close their airspace to Russian airlines after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the pressure on the United States to do the same. Robert Mann, an aviation consultant in New York, said the moves by …

Ukraine invasion: What to know as Russian forces target Kyiv
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine invasion: What to know as Russian forces target Kyiv

Associated Press  

VIENNA — After a barrage of airstrikes on cities and military bases around the country, Russian forces were closing in on Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv on Saturday. With growing signs that Russia aims to overthrow him and his government, Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Ukrainians to “stand firm.” Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko extended the city’s curfew from 5 p.m. …

Image shows empty airspace over Ukraine and its border with Russia
2 years, 10 months ago

Image shows empty airspace over Ukraine and its border with Russia

CNN  

CNN — The airspace over Ukraine and its border with Russia is empty, according to flight tracking websites, with heavy air traffic apparently avoiding the region as evening set in on Thursday, local time. Images from ADS-B Exchange showed no aircraft over Ukraine, though the open-source site cannot display tracking data from aircraft operating in the area with the location …

Evacuation teams from 4 countries rushed to rescue Indians from Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Evacuation teams from 4 countries rushed to rescue Indians from Ukraine

India Today  

With Ukraine closing its airspace after Russia launched a military operation against it, the Ministry of External Affairs announced on Thursday that teams are being sent to Ukraine's land borders in Hungary, Poland, the Slovak Republic, and Romania to assist with the evacuation of Indian nationals. “To assist in the evacuation of Indian nationals from Ukraine, MEA Teams from @IndiaInHungary, …

As Ukraine stops flights, here's how European airspace looks with huge hole
2 years, 10 months ago

As Ukraine stops flights, here's how European airspace looks with huge hole

Hindustan Times  

With Ukraine closing its airspace off following Russia's full-blown attack on Thursday, several hundreds of flights had to be cancelled and diverted creating a huge hold in the east European airspace. According to reports, the airspace closure led to a 1,000-mile hole in east European airspace, as seen on flight tracker Flight Radar. Passengers, please, check the availability of relevant …

Ukraine military plane with 14 onboard crashes near Kyiv
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine military plane with 14 onboard crashes near Kyiv

India Today  

A Ukrainian military plane with as many as 14 people onboard has crashed amid an ongoing attack by Russian troops. News agency AFP, quoting Ukrainian emergency services, said the plane crashed near the capital Kyiv. Russia also confirmed taking out military infrastructure at Ukraine's air bases 'suppressing' its air defences. READ | Russia-Ukraine war: 'Father Of All Bombs' part of …

Flight radar shows how ALL commercial aircraft are avoiding skies over Ukraine, Belarus and Russia
2 years, 10 months ago

Flight radar shows how ALL commercial aircraft are avoiding skies over Ukraine, Belarus and Russia

Daily Mail  

Dozens of flights are diverting their routes around Ukraine after airspace was closed following Russia's all-out invasion earlier this morning. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency said earlier that airspace in those two countries, within 100 nautical miles of their borders with Ukraine, could also pose safety risks. Dozens of flights are diverting their routes around Ukraine after airspace was …

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Indian Embassy asks citizens to maintain calm, remain safe
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Indian Embassy asks citizens to maintain calm, remain safe

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Hours after Russia launched a scathing military attack on Ukraine, the Indian Embassy in Ukraine asked its citizens to maintain calm and remain safe wherever they were, noting that the current situation in the country was highly uncertain. "Those traveling to Kyiv are advised to return to their respective cities temporarily," the Indian Embassy said, adding that it …

Ukraine air space closed amid attack from Russia, Air India flight turned back
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine air space closed amid attack from Russia, Air India flight turned back

Op India  

News Agency ANI has reported that Air India flight AI1947 is returning to Delhi due to NOTAM at Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Air India flight AI1947 is coming back to Delhi due to NOTAM at, Kyiv, Ukraine. @newscomauHQ pic.twitter.com/QEjqrVPEDc — Rohan Smith February 24, 2022 Last night a special Air India flight AI1946 carrying 242 Indian passengers including students from Ukraine …

Russia-Ukraine news: Ukraine shuts airports to civilian flights, declares some airspace as 'danger areas'
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia-Ukraine news: Ukraine shuts airports to civilian flights, declares some airspace as 'danger areas'

India TV News  

Highlights The Ukrainian government is closing airports in eastern Ukraine from midnight through 7 am Ukrainian aviation authorities also have declared some airspace in the east to be “danger areas” Russian aviation authorities have been attempting to seize control of the Ukrainian airspace Airspace over all of Ukraine has been shut down to civilian air traffic, according to a notice …

Ukraine flights diverted and cancelled as tension rises
2 years, 10 months ago

Ukraine flights diverted and cancelled as tension rises

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Saturday the UK government urged: “British nationals in Ukraine should leave now while commercial means are still available.” But …

Infographic: Why aeroplanes avoid eastern Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Infographic: Why aeroplanes avoid eastern Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

Airlines have stayed clear of eastern Ukraine since 2014 after MH17 was shot down. Downing of MH17 Many airlines, including KLM, have generally avoided flying over eastern Ukraine since 2014, after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was shot down over separatist-held territory on July 17. On Sunday, Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to the Ukrainian president’s …

Wizz Air continues flying from Eindhoven to Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Wizz Air continues flying from Eindhoven to Ukraine

NL Times  

Airline Wizz Air continues to fly to Ukraine. The next Wizz Air flight from Eindhoven to the capital Kyiv departs on Monday at 4:05 p.m. On Saturday, the Cabinet called on Netherlands residents to leave Ukraine. As the situation along the border of Ukraine and Russia deteriorated further in recent weeks, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked all Dutch citizens …

Airlines review services to Ukraine amid threat of war
2 years, 10 months ago

Airlines review services to Ukraine amid threat of war

Al Jazeera  

Some airlines have canceled or diverted flights to Ukraine amid warnings from the West that an invasion by Russia is imminent as Kyiv says it will keep its airspace open. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s government on Sunday allocated 16.6 billion hryvnia to guarantee the continuation of flights through Ukrainian airspace, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said. “The airspace over Ukraine remains open and …

KLM not letting crews stay overnight in Kyiv due to Ukraine turmoil
2 years, 10 months ago

KLM not letting crews stay overnight in Kyiv due to Ukraine turmoil

NL Times  

Dutch airline KLM will no longer allow its staff to stay overnight in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv because of unrest in the region due to increased tensions with Russia. KLM will continue to fly to Ukraine, but the airline only recently decided to prevent its crew members from remaining in the country, a spokesperson said in response to questions from …

Airlines divert flights to limit exposure to Ukraine airspace
2 years, 10 months ago

Airlines divert flights to limit exposure to Ukraine airspace

Al Jazeera  

Ryanair, Europe’s largest discount airline, said it has reduced the number of flights with Ukraine. Ryanair Holdings Plc, Europe’s largest discount airline, has reduced the number of flights with Ukraine, according to a spokeswoman. Canadian aircraft operators were advised on Jan. 19 not to fly over southern and eastern Ukraine “due to the potential risk from heightened military activity and …

Netherlands won’t deport Russian informants in MH17 investigation
3 years ago

Netherlands won’t deport Russian informants in MH17 investigation

NL Times  

The Netherlands won't deport a Russian couple who gave the judiciary information about the downing of flight MH17, the Volkskrant reports. In July 2014, the woman accidentally overheard information about who was involved in firing the BUK missile that brought down flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine earlier that same month. Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine …

Ukraine warned months in advance that MH17 flight route was dangerous
3 years, 3 months ago

Ukraine warned months in advance that MH17 flight route was dangerous

NL Times  

Ukraine signaled to European countries and aviation organization Eurocontrol several months before the devastating crash of the MH17 flight that the flight space was not safe. In the report, it was stated that Ukraine could no longer guarantee aircrafts safe passage over the Ukrainian air space, due to ongoing conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels. Three months before the …

Ukraine's evacuation plane 'hijacked', taken to Iran, says report; Tehran, Kyiv deny claim
3 years, 4 months ago

Ukraine's evacuation plane 'hijacked', taken to Iran, says report; Tehran, Kyiv deny claim

Firstpost  

Unidentified armed hijackers took control of a Ukrainian plane and flew it to Iran after it arrived in Afghanistan last week to evacuate Ukrainians, reports quoted a Ukraine Minister as saying. Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Yenin alleged that the plane was flown to Iran instead of airlifting Ukrainians, as per Russian news agency TASS. However, Ukraine and Iran both …

Belarus Flight Incident Will Have an Impact on the International Air Travel, Here's How: FAQ
3 years, 6 months ago

Belarus Flight Incident Will Have an Impact on the International Air Travel, Here's How: FAQ

News 18  

On May 23, an incident involving Ryanair Flight 4978 shook the aviation and political fraternity across the globe. A Ryanair flight headed from Athens, Greece to Vilnius, Lithuania flying over the Belarusian airspace took a sudden detour as Mig-29 fighter jets escorted the flights to land at Minsk Airport, Belarus. International air traffic holds utmost importance under International Laws and …

EXPLAINER: What’s behind the conflict in eastern Ukraine?
3 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind the conflict in eastern Ukraine?

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Tensions are rising over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, with growing violations of a cease-fire and a massive Russian military buildup near its border with the region. While the separatists have asked Russia to incorporate the rebel territories, Moscow has ignored the demand — apparently figuring that those eastern regions would eventually help draw Ukraine back into Russia’s …

Russia cuts off MH17 talks with Netherlands, Australia
4 years, 2 months ago

Russia cuts off MH17 talks with Netherlands, Australia

NL Times  

Russia stopped negotiations with the Netherlands and Australia regarding its accountability in the downing of flight MH17 in 2014. According to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia is withdrawing from the talks because the Netherlands took Russia to the European Court of Human Rights. Minister Stef Blok of Foreign Affairs said in response that he "deeply" regrets Russia's decision …

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