Chinese airlines fly around wudong | the first flight safe return Ukraine _ flight news

Xinhuanet, Beijing, July 19 (reporters Qian Chun and and Jia Yuankun)-as all after Ukraine air space flights in the eastern part the implementation of "fly-around" after the first course flight, China Eastern Airlines flight MU788 from Beijing arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 15:05.

It is reported that MAS MH17 crashed in Ukraine after the crash in the eastern part, China's civil aviation authority requires all over Ukraine related airspace flight implementation "fly-around" to avoid airspace. China Eastern Airlines announced at the first time, made it clear that given Ukraine the security situation of the region, with immediate effect from the change only a route over the region. It is understood that this is from Italy Rome, flew back to Shanghai Pudong one way route.

19th hotlines from China Eastern Airlines was informed that Rome local time 21:10,MU788 flight takes off from Fei Youmi Sinoe airport. According to the new route is about 11 hours and 35 minutes later, Beijing time on 19th 15:05 arrived at the Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Certified aircraft types Airbus 330, which belongs to the larger new model, a ride of 270 people.

According to data released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China, China Airlines has 28 flights per week across Ukraine's airspace, but no flights to Ukraine scheduled flights. Air China, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines had announced that they were not flying through the airspace.

According to the flight, according to so-called 28 routes, alternate routes for airlines. Because Ukraine South-East longitude, in Central Europe are not between economic, in General only airline optimization of alternatives.

(Edit: SN098)
17:55 on July 19, 2014 Xinhua NET