The Epoch Times The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced that it’s restricting U.S. airlines and pilots from flying over Ukraine and nearby Belarus.
The FAA, which had already restricted flights over eastern Ukraine, issued Notices to Air Missions that now cover the entire country of Ukraine, all of Belarus, and western Russia.
“These restrictions do not apply to military operations,” the agency said in a Feb. 24 statement to media outlets.
However, the restrictions do apply to civilian and cargo flights.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) issued a similar notice, with a larger buffer added along the Russia–Ukraine border.
“This extension reflects the operational reality and takes account of the assessed risk posed by the threat of missile launches to and from Ukraine,” EASA said in a statement…
