EU AVIATION CRISIS CELL COORDINATING AIRSPACE AFTER MALAYSIAN FLIGHT SHOT DOWN IN UKRAINE
July 5th, 2014
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) aviation crisis cell (EACCC) is currently coordinating the response of the European airspace network to the closure of airspace in part of eastern Ukraine on July 17, following the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines MH 17 flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.“The Eurocontrol Network Manager has been working with the surrounding countries to ensure that alternative routes are available and that there is sufficient capacity in the impacted air traffic control centres to manage the extra aircraft and ensure that there are as few delays as ...
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