Ukraine promises funds to keep flights passing through its airspace

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Source: dw.com Duetsche Welle

KLM said it would stop services to Ukraine and Germany's Lufthansa also said it was considering stopping flights. As a result, Kyiv has allocated funds to guarantee the continuation of flights through its airspace.

Ukraine has allocated 16.6 billion hryvnia ($592 million, €520 million) to ensure the continuation of flights through the country's airspace despite fears in the West of a possible Russian invasion, Prime Minister Denys Shmygal said on Sunday.

Shmygal said the money had been reserved "to ensure flight safety in Ukraine for insurance and leasing companies."

"This decision will stabilize the situation on the market of passenger air transportation and will guarantee the return to Ukraine of our citizens who are currently abroad," he said.

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1. Pretty foolish idea, given what happened to MH17/MAS17.

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2. You couldn't pay me enough...

to get on a plane passing through that area.

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3. All I can think of

is that they are concerned that no flights will be available for those citizens wishing to depart. Most if not all foreign visitors have been told to leave, and it will be pretty hard for them to skedaddle if there are no flights to safety.

But, I don't know. It is all over the internet that Biden warned other countries to expect a kickoff on the 16th--that's Wednesday--but who knows what's going on. They don't call me up to let me know, even though I have offered to bake rum cakes for them.

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4. It is not Afghanistan. You can just drive out or take a train. NT