theres a reason why i dont always trust politicians. from either side. (gaining political mileage in times like this is low.) Shared via James Tan from Karim Hamid, is the reason why: I think the following excerpt from a MH Media Statement should explain why MH 17 was flying where it was ... MH17’s flight plan was approved by Eurocontrol, who are solely responsible for determining civil aircraft flight paths over European airspace. Eurocontrol is the air navigation service provider for Europe and is governed under ICAO rules. The route over Ukrainian airspace where the incident occurred is commonly used for Europe to Asia flights. A flight from a different carrier was on the same route at the time of the MH17 incident, as were a number of other flights from other carriers in the days and weeks before. Eurocontrol maintains records of all flights across European airspace, including those across Ukraine. In April, the International Civil Aviation Organization identified an area over the Crimean peninsula as risky. At no point did MH17 fly into, or request to fly into, this area. At all times, MH17 was in airspace approved by the ICAO.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 13:43:38 +0000
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