The FAA prohibits U.S. flight operations over eastern Ukraine . Airlines are diverting flights around the area . `` We 're taking a wide detour around eastern Ukraine , '' said Lufthansa spokesman Nils Haupt . Tensions in the region prompted some airspace restrictions earlier this year . TL;DR
The FAA prohibits U.S. flight operations over eastern Ukraine . Airlines are diverting flights around the area . Tensions in the region prompted some airspace restrictions earlier this year . TL;DR