Friday, July 18, 08:20 PM GMT +0800 Media Statement 4 : MH17 Incident
Media Statement 4: MH17 Incident
1. Flight plan
MH17’s flight plan was approved by Eurocontrol, who are solely
responsible for determining civil aircraft flight paths over European
airspace. Eurocontrol is the air navigation service provider for Europe
and is governed under ICAO rules.
The route over Ukrainian airspace where the incident occurred is
commonly used for Europe to Asia flights. A flight from a different
carrier was on the same route at the time of the MH17 incident, as were a
number of other flights from other carriers in the days and weeks
before. Eurocontrol maintains records of all flights across European
airspace, including those across Ukraine.
In April, the International Civil Aviation Organization identified an
area over the Crimean peninsula as risky. At no point did MH17 fly
into, or request to fly into, this area. At all times, MH17 was in
airspace approved by the ICAO.
2. Altitude
MH17 filed a flight plan requesting to fly at 35,000ft throughout Ukrainian airspace. This is close to the ‘optimum’ altitude.
However, an aircraft’s altitude in flight is determined by air
traffic control on the ground. Upon entering Ukrainian airspace, MH17
was instructed by Ukrainian air traffic control to fly at 33,000ft.
3. Nationalities
Following this afternoon’s press conference, Malaysia Airlines can
confirm that a further 16 passengers’ nationalities have been verified.
The latest breakdown of nationalities of those on board the flight is as
follows:
· 189 Netherlands
· 44 Malaysia
· 27 Australia
· 12 Indonensia
· 9 UK
· 4 Belgium
· 4 Germany
· 3 Philippines
· 1 Canada
· 1 New Zealand
Four passengers’ nationalities remain to be verified.
4. New flight route
Following this incident, Malaysia Airlines now avoids Ukrainian airspace entirely, flying further south over Turkey.
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1. Flight plan
MH17’s flight plan was approved by Eurocontrol, who are solely
responsible for determining civil aircraft flight paths over European
airspace. Eurocontrol is the air navigation service provider for Europe
and is governed under ICAO rules.
The route over Ukrainian airspace where the incident occurred is
commonly used for Europe to Asia flights. A flight from a different
carrier was on the same route at the time of the MH17 incident, as were a
number of other flights from other carriers in the days and weeks
before. Eurocontrol maintains records of all flights across European
airspace, including those across Ukraine.
In April, the International Civil Aviation Organization identified an
area over the Crimean peninsula as risky. At no point did MH17 fly
into, or request to fly into, this area. At all times, MH17 was in
airspace approved by the ICAO.
2. Altitude
MH17 filed a flight plan requesting to fly at 35,000ft throughout Ukrainian airspace. This is close to the ‘optimum’ altitude.
However, an aircraft’s altitude in flight is determined by air
traffic control on the ground. Upon entering Ukrainian airspace, MH17
was instructed by Ukrainian air traffic control to fly at 33,000ft.
3. Nationalities
Following this afternoon’s press conference, Malaysia Airlines can
confirm that a further 16 passengers’ nationalities have been verified.
The latest breakdown of nationalities of those on board the flight is as
follows:
· 189 Netherlands
· 44 Malaysia
· 27 Australia
· 12 Indonensia
· 9 UK
· 4 Belgium
· 4 Germany
· 3 Philippines
· 1 Canada
· 1 New Zealand
Four passengers’ nationalities remain to be verified.
4. New flight route
Following this incident, Malaysia Airlines now avoids Ukrainian airspace entirely, flying further south over Turkey.
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