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.
07-23-2014, 09:14 PM
Malaysia Airlines flight over Syria reflects war zone challenge
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