By Joanne Chiu
Air China Ltd. (0753.HK) has adjusted the flight path for one of
its flights between Rome and Beijing that used to fly over
Ukrainian airspace, the Chinese flag carrier said Friday, after a
Malaysia Airlines passenger jet was shot down in the area.
"We adjusted the flight path immediately after the incident
because of safety concerns," said an Air China spokesman. He noted
that the decision was to avoid flying over Ukraine, but didn't give
details about the rerouted flight path.
The Chinese carrier has no other flights to Europe that would
fly over the concerned airspace, he added.
Separately, Taiwan's China Airlines Ltd. (2610.TW) said it has
no Europe-bound flight flying over Ukraine.
"Flights from Europe to Asia remain unchanged with a route of
flying through the airspace of Romania, the republic of Bulgaria,
Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmen and India," the carrier said.
Write to Joanne Chiu at joanne.chiu@wsj.com