Ukraine Crisis: Airlines respond to flight ban

Uncertainty surrounds hundreds of passenger flights after Ukraine and Moldova closed their airspace to civilian aircraft following the Russian military invasion in the early hours of today (February 24).

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) reported Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Simferopol and Odessa are “active conflict zones” and also cautioned against flights within 100nm of neighbouring Russian Federations and Belarus.

With all eyes on the capital, Kyiv, the nation’s flag carrier Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) announced suspension of scheduled and charter flights to and from the country until 11.59pm Kyiv time tonight.

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