Saturday, July 19, 2014

300 Planes Scheduled to Fly Over Ukraine on Day of Mh 17 Tragedy

This is from the UK Daily Mail.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2697098/THREE-HUNDRED-planes-scheduled-fly-Ukraine-day-MH17-tragedy.html#ixzz37uSxZsqU

Virgin Atlantic plane was in same area as MH17: Packed Heathrow-bound airliner was flying through Ukrainian airspace at same time as Malaysia Airlines aircraft was shot out the sky


  • Virgin Atlantic flight VS301 from Delhi to London was just 140 miles away

  • One of three Virgin flights planning to fly over Ukraine in week leading up to attack

  • Singapore Airlines plane pictured just two minutes before MH17 attack

  • Six Heathrow flights were among 55 planes over Donetsk on same day

  • Nearly 300 passengers planes scheduled to fly over Ukraine yesterday

  • CAA warned pilots against certain areas, but declared others 'normal'

  • European and Asian airlines used route despite US carriers being banned

  • Airspace 'was not subject to restrictions' according to airline industry group

  • International Civil Aviation Authority had advised to seek other routes


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-2697098/THREE-HUNDRED-planes-scheduled-fly-Ukraine-day-MH17-tragedy.html#ixzz37uTTrxWk
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This could have been SQ, Virgin Atlantic, Aerofloat, Lufthansa....

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