The same is corroborated by another similar website Flightradar24. We have highlighted the route in blue for more clarity. However, the route taken by the flight shown on the website does not match the route shown in the viral video.Īs you can see in the screenshot, the records on Planefinder website show that Air India flight AI117 that flew from Amritsar to Birmingham on February 25 th took an alternative route and did not fly over Ukraine. We did find records of AI117 flight from Amritsar to Birmingham on Feb 25 th 2022. We checked for records of AI117 flight from Amritsar to Birmingham in the United Kingdom on various flight tracking and air traffic monitoring websites including Planefinder. Is it true that an Air India flight was allowed to fly over Ukraine? Let’s find out! Some of these posts can be seen in the screenshot given below:

There are many such posts sharing the same video with the same caption. That country is our *India* and the plane is *Air India* Proud to be an Indian. Only one country in world allowed to fly in the no flying zone. The caption accompanying the post says, “ What a Video, Proudest Moments for all Indians. While all the other flights are using alternative routes, Air India flight flies straight into Ukraine’s airspace in the no fly zone. You can see the website tracking an Air India flight (AI117) from Amritsar to Birmingham. In the video given above, we can see a recording from Plane Finder website, which is a UK based flight-tracking website. Let’s check the details of the claim and find out what is the truth. However, when we fact checked the video, we found that the Air India flight that was claimed to be flying over Ukraine’s no fly zone actually flew through a different route. A short clip is however being shared claiming Air India is the only airline that was allowed to operate in the no-fly zone. Thus, the area was converted into a no-fly zone. The Ukrainian skies have also been closed due to aerial attacks from Russia. In the light of Russian aggression, the country of Ukraine has been converted into a war zone.

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