Malaysia
Airlines rerouted a
flight over Syria on Sunday after its usual path
over Ukraine was closed, reflecting the challenges
Airlines face in finding conflict-free routes between Asia and Europe. After
Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down Thursday by a ground-to-air missile in eastern Ukraine,
Airlines began to avoid the airspace above where the Ukrainian military has been fighting Russian-backed rebels. Swedish
flight tracking service Flightradar24 AB posted a
flight map on its Twitter account on Monday showing the change in the route of Malaysian
Airlines flight MH4, which flies from Kuala Lumpur to London.
flight tracking data showed this
flight had previously crossed
over eastern Ukraine.
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