that article points out what the air traffic is like AFTER the incident, but it sound like they were using ukraine air space quite heavily before
Absolutely, I’ve tried to point that out to some folks, but they’re psychologically committed to blaming the airline for the actions of Putin’s thugs. It’s shameless sophistry, and it reminds me of when I used to have to argue with Marxist during my University days. The Soviets never did anything wrong in the Left’s views. Now, we’ve people (alleged conservatives) who think sixteen-year former KGB Colonel Putin and his thugs are being wronged by Ukrainians and civil airplanes that won’t stay out of their way.