Airlines Suspend Ukraine Flights As Threat Of War Grows

Lufthansa aircraft are seen at Terminal 1 of the new Berlin-Brandenburg Airport 'Willy Brandt' in Schoenefeld near Berlin, Germany, October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo  

CNN: Airlines cancel Ukraine flights as threat of war grows 

London (CNN Business)Air France and Lufthansa are the latest airlines to suspend flights into Ukraine as fears of a Russian invasion grow. 

The French carrier said that it would cancel flights to and from the capital Kyiv on Tuesday as a "precautionary measure," citing the security situation. 

"Air France will regularly reassess the situation and reminds that the safety and security of its flights, its customers and its crews, is an absolute imperative," Air France said in a statement on Monday. 

Germany's Lufthansa said on Saturday that it would suspend flights to and from Kyiv and Odessa, a southern port city, until the end of February.  

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Update #1: More EU airlines suspend Ukraine flights (Politico)  

Update #2: Which airlines are cancelling flights to Ukraine? (Euronews)  

WNU Editor: Ukraine's assurances that their skies are safe is convincing no one .... Ukraine says its skies are safe as airlines suspend flights (The Hill).