Ukraine’s Donetsk airport closed – speculations going wild

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Following twitter, NBC tweeted: Airport security in Donetsk, Ukraine, confirms no flights today or tomorrow operating to, from Moscow or Kiev.

Following twitter, NBC tweeted: Airport security in Donetsk, Ukraine, confirms no flights today or tomorrow operating to, from Moscow or Kiev. BBC reported on world news the international airport of this East Ukrainian city is closed for all incoming and outgoing travel.

Donetsk is the gateway into the region where international airlines operate many of their flights. This includes Lufthansa to Munich, Turkish Airlines to Istanbul, Aeroflot to Moscow, and domestic airlines into other Ukrainian regions, including Kiev.

Authorities did not give a reason, nor did they say when and if the airport will be reopened.

ETN Ukrainian correspondent Dmitri Makarov says: “Ukrainian authorities control this airport. It appears they want to avoid to have Russian special forces or agents arrive from Moscow or indirectly from Moscow via Istanbul. Since this is the major gateway in and out of this region the closure may cause not only speculations but some panic among people wanting to leave.”

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