A passenger plane flew into the airspace of Ukraine – media

An Airbus A320-200 aircraft of the Turkish airline BBN Airlines with Norwegian tourists flew into the closed airspace of Ukraine. He was on his way to Antalya from Oslo. This was announced on Saturday, August 12, by Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.

The plane with the crew was chartered by the Turkish airline Freebird. The flight operator in charge is a charter company in Turkey.

There were 180 passengers on board the plane.

“During the flight, a storm front appeared on the plane’s path, due to which the crew decided to slightly correct the course to get around the bad weather. Although the airline itself does not confirm this, the data of the Flightradar24 service indicates that the alternative route partially passes through the Ukrainian airspace,” said the airline. journalists.

It was determined that the plane flew over the border of the Transcarpathian and Chernivtsi regions. After that, he flew into Romanian airspace.

“After entering southwestern Ukraine, the tourists were in the no-fly zone for a long time before the plane finally entered Suceava County in Romania,” the publication said.

A BBN Airlines spokesperson told reporters that the company “understands the concerns” and will “proactively take steps to prevent such incidents.” The company also launched an internal investigation.

At the moment, it is not yet possible to know whether the Ukrainian authorities have given permission for the charter aircraft to fly in the closed airspace of Ukraine.

Ukrzaliznytsia, together with the Moldovan railway, organized trains from Kyiv to the Romanian city of Iasi, where the Wizz Air low-cost carrier base is located.