MH17: Filipino Passengers Identified, Use of Safe Routes Reassured by PAL
The identities of the three Filipino passengers who perished on Malaysian Airlines (MAS) flight MH17 were released by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
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| Image source: Craig/Wikimedia |
Two hundred ninety-eight passengers and crew were on board the ill-fated Boeing 777-200 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on Thursday when it was alleged to have been shot down in the Eastern Ukraine by Russian Rebels. It is presumed all of them, most of whom were Dutch nationals, perished with the carrier. World leaders condemned the incident, calling for a thorough and immediate investigation. They expressed their sympathy to the families of the victims and the Malaysian people.
Meanwhile, Philippine Airlines reaffirmed that it does not utilise Ukrainian airspace for its Manila-London flight. PR720 and its return counterpart, PR721 do not go through the former Soviet Union. In a statement issued last Friday, PAL assured everyone that it complies with "all safety advisories covering allowed flight routes, areas of restriction or conflict areas, and all other related matters governing flight paths". Under permitted routings, it uses a more southern route that goes through Indochina, the Indian Subcontinent, Iran, Turkey, Southeastern Europe, Austria, Germany and Belgium. However, even using a Great Circle trajectory, which is the shortest distance between the two points, PAL is not expected to go anywhere near Ukrainian airspace.
DFA Spokesperson Charlie Jose said it will be up to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines as to whether to ban Philippine-based carriers from using Ukranian airspace. Other carriers have also stopped using Ukrainian airspace amidst the incident as the ongoing conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels continues. Additionally, the United States Federal Aviation Administration has banned its carriers from using the same airspace.
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| What a MNL-LHR flight would look like when utilising a Great Circle Routing Image Source: Great Circle Mapper |
After the events of flight MH17, PAL should reconsider its decision to fly into Russian airspace to take a much shorter and most economical route to Europe. PAL should never compromise the safety of its passengers in order to save on fuel costs.
ReplyDeleteWhat was reported here was that rumours were circulating, but PAL didn't actually say it would do so. At this point, we still don't know.
ReplyDeletePlease have some respect here.
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