<story><title>Malaysia B772 has crashed near Donetsk</title><url>http://avherald.com/h?article=47770f9d&amp;opt=0</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>sivers</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m scheduled to be on that exact same flight in 10 days, so I&amp;#x27;m not thinking very clearly about this right now.&lt;p&gt;Can a cool disconnected mind give me a rational perspective on this?&lt;p&gt;Does logic dictate I have nothing to worry about?  (&amp;quot;Lightning doesn&amp;#x27;t strike twice in the same place&amp;quot; argument.)&lt;p&gt;Or does logic say I would be smarter to lose some $$, and book a different airline and route?  (&amp;quot;Lighting does strike twice in the same place&amp;quot; argument.)&lt;p&gt;Thoughts?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>austenallred</author><text>Chances are they won&amp;#x27;t fly in the same location. Lufthansa has already rerouted flights scheduled to go over around the eastern Ukrainian airspace, I can&amp;#x27;t imagine Malaysian not following suit. It&amp;#x27;s not like they have the best track record at the moment.&lt;p&gt;UPDATE: The FAA just prohibited flying over that airspace. So I would be blown away if your plane continued flying there.&lt;p&gt;UPDATE: Air France now, too.&lt;p&gt;UPDATE: Even three Russian airlines are re-routing, which will be difficult for some flights heading west from Moscow. No word from Malaysian... they&amp;#x27;ve probably got bigger fish to fry at the moment.&lt;p&gt;UPDATE: British Airways and Air Canada, too.</text></comment>
<story><title>Malaysia B772 has crashed near Donetsk</title><url>http://avherald.com/h?article=47770f9d&amp;opt=0</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>sivers</author><text>I&amp;#x27;m scheduled to be on that exact same flight in 10 days, so I&amp;#x27;m not thinking very clearly about this right now.&lt;p&gt;Can a cool disconnected mind give me a rational perspective on this?&lt;p&gt;Does logic dictate I have nothing to worry about?  (&amp;quot;Lightning doesn&amp;#x27;t strike twice in the same place&amp;quot; argument.)&lt;p&gt;Or does logic say I would be smarter to lose some $$, and book a different airline and route?  (&amp;quot;Lighting does strike twice in the same place&amp;quot; argument.)&lt;p&gt;Thoughts?</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>k-mcgrady</author><text>Anytime there is a incident with a plane the reaction always seems to be intense (bordering on over-reaction) so I seriously doubt any planes will be flying within 100 miles of Ukrainian airspace from this moment forward. I would probably fly if I were you but if you are really worried and can afford not to fly the peace of mind might be worth the loss of $$.&lt;p&gt;Edit:&lt;p&gt;Some airlines are already reacting:&lt;p&gt;&amp;quot;A statement from Virgin Airlines says it &amp;quot;will be re-routing a small number of our flights this evening&amp;quot;.&amp;quot;</text></comment>