Media: two Malaysian crew did not want to fly on self-liner
Pilots and cabin crew flight MH17 Malaysia Airlines, whose Boeing crashed in the area Shakhtersk, refused to fly on the route Amsterdam - Kuala Lumpur on the Eastern Ukraine, where fighting continues, said British. According to the newspaper, the two crews changed shifts, not to fly over the zone of hostilities. Pilots have expressed concerns on the issue of dangerous route.
By the time when the Malaysian Boeing 777-200 over Ukraine disappeared From radar screens, British Airways, American airlines, Lufthansa, Air France airline has already added To my routes extra 20 minutes to pass the dangerous zone. The magazine informs that the number of crew commanders tried to consult With the Malaysian air traffic controllers and, in addition, privately addressed to the International civil aviation organization (ICAO)to make the management of their organization to take the same step, but to no avail.
the head of the National Union of cabin crew Malaysia Ismail Nasaud (Ismail Nasarudd) said that the question about why the passenger plane was allowed to fly over the zone of hostilities, should be considered very seriously.
" We are extremely outraged and upset that it was. International civil aviation organization gave the green light civil aircraft to fly at the altitude of 32,000 feet (9, 7536 km), and this could be followed by other airlines. Was whether ICAO risk of flights in a given airspace, and, if so, what gave permission?" quoted Ismail Nazarda Daily Mail.
The British civil aviation authority warned its operators on the need to exercise caution when flying over the Donetsk region, however, EUROCONTROL, the EU, ICAO has not imposed a ban on flights over the dangerous zone, says the magazine.
The official authorized Malaysia Airlines has said that not a single member of the crew any questions about flying over Ukraine leadership, the airline was not discussed. According to him, Malaysia Airlines, like most other airlines, not day 1 fly in the airspace, declared safe ICAO and IATA (international air transport Association).
" 150 airlines daily used this corridor, " he added.
The reasons of accident Malaysian ship as long as unclear. From April in the area of the crash of the Ukrainian law enforcers are conducting so-called anti-terrorist operation (ATO) against dissatisfied with the February coup d'etat residents of Donbass. In operations, aircraft, heavy artillery and multiple rocket launchers.
for, military equipment used by the Ukrainian army, inherited from the Soviet Union and its use in the process of military operations is quite increases the probability of the cast To repeat the tragedy With the Russian passenger aircraft hit Ukraine in the sky above the Black sea in 2001.
Then in the process of the exercises of Ukrainian units of air defense missile system s-200 shot down a Russian Tu-154, following the route tel Aviv-Novosibirsk. As a result lost his life 78 people - 66 passengers, most of them Israeli citizens, and 12 crew members.
Cases of accident of aircraft on the square of Ukraine in June-July 2014.
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