Malaysia Airlines defends MH17 flight plan
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Malaysia Airlines insisted that it did not fly over the Ukraine airspace without seeking advice from regulators.
In a statement, it said "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".
Following the Thursday crash, the airline was attacked for flying over the conflict-area airspace.
