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Ukraine has closed its airspace because the nation is asserted a battle zone.
Earlier this week, there was a string of flight cancellations main as much as the information. Germany's airline Lufthansa stated it was halting flights to Ukraine from Monday, becoming a member of KLM which has already accomplished so. Lufthansa's suspension is anticipated to stay in place till the top of February.
“The security of our passengers and crew members is our prime precedence always,” a spokesperson from the German airline stated.
Scandinavian firm SAS additionally suspended weekly flights whereas Air France has determined to cancel Tuesday flights between Paris and Kyiv as a "precautionary measure".
Ryanair, the largest airline to fly between Europe and Ukraine, has suspended all Ukraine flights for 14 days.
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The flight suspensions come as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned on Sunday that Russia is planning "the largest conflict in Europe since 1945".
Diplomatic efforts to keep away from battle
The exodus got here after two Ukrainian airways disclosed issues in securing insurance coverage for a few of their flights as Russia plenty an enormous army drive on its border.
Russia and Ukraine each hinted at contemporary diplomatic efforts to keep away from battle on Monday, however Ukraine's greatest airline stated its insurers had already terminated cowl for no less than a few of its plane on flights inside Ukrainian airspace.
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