text: Malaysia Airlines confirms Europe route changes | News24
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia — Malaysia Airlines says that in the wake of the shooting down of one of its passenger jets over Ukraine, it has changed the route its planes will take on flights to and from Europe.
  The airline said in a statement on its website that all of its European flights "will be taking alternative routes avoiding the usual route."
  In Seoul, Asiana spokesperson Lee Hyomin said Asiana had a once-a-week cargo flight that had flown over Ukraine but re-routed the flight in early March amid the worsening situation over the Crimean peninsula.
  Likewise, Australia's Qantas stopped flying over Ukraine several months ago and shifted its London-Dubai route 645 kilometers (400 miles) to the south. A spokesperson declined to explain the change.