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Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was in unrestricted airspace: IATA

A global airline industry group said on Thursday that Malaysia airlines flight MH17, downed over Ukraine, appeared to have been flying through ordinary and open airspace when it crashed.

Updated on: Jul 19, 2014, 24:22:58 IST
Reuters | By , London
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A global airline industry group said on Thursday that Malaysia airlines flight MH17, downed over Ukraine, appeared to have been flying through ordinary and open airspace when it crashed.

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"Based on the information currently available, it is believed that the airspace that the aircraft was traversing was not subject to restrictions," the Geneva-based International Air Transport Association said in a statement.

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