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A few airlines started to avoid eastern Ukrainian airspace in early March in the wake of the
2014 Crimean crisis, including
Korean Air,
Asiana Airlines and
British Airways.
[59][60] In April, the
International Civil Aviation Organization warned governments that there was a risk to commercial passenger flights over Ukraine.
[61] The American
Federal Aviation Administration issued restrictions on flights over Crimea, to the south of MH17's route, and advised airlines flying over some other parts of Ukraine to "exercise extreme caution". This warning did not include the MH17 crash region.
[62][63] 37 airlines continued overflying eastern Ukraine and about 900 flights crossed the
Donetsk region in the seven days until the Boeing 777 was shot down, with
Aeroflot,
Singapore Airlines,
Ukraine International Airlines,
Lufthansa and Malaysia Airlines being the most active carriers.
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I didn't say ... "no" other airlines were on or close to this track/region. I was simply implying only the cavalier ones were.
Clearly many here are not familiar with flight planning. Especially long-haul flight planning.
Over and out.