The warnings Friday were a stark reminder of the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine, in which 298 people were killed. Thursday’s incident and the varying responses from global airlines highlighted an ongoing debate over the lessons that should be learned from the MH17 downing. Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down in 2014 over eastern Ukraine, an incident in which 298 people were killed. Other airlines continued to operate in the area even Friday, according to Reuters — a situation that echoed the different assessments airlines reached during the eastern Ukraine conflict in 2014. British Airways and Qantas were among the airlines that had avoided the area for months by July 17, 2014, citing safety risks.

Source: Washington Post June 21, 2019 12:33 UTC