fault. so this is not just something in the atmosphere. this is something that really affects russian public opinion and is really corrected from the top and this is another huge thing that has to be coped with and taken into account as they try to have an objective investigation. it is not an easy process. christiane amanpour, thank you so much. also this morning, the air space other eastern ukraine is shut down and malaysian airlines says the path used by flight 17, well they say it was used by other airlines on that day. the flight path taken by mh17 was approved by the international civil aviation organizations and by the countries whose air space the route passed through. and international air transportation association, iate, has also stated that their air space, the air travel was
and international air transportation association. reporter: ukraine authorized flights above 32,000 feet, an altitude that was considered safe. nonetheless some airlines did avoid the area unless the air space is restricted it s their call whether to fly through. carriers like british airways and air france flew around the conflict zone altogether. so did qantas, asiana, and china airlines. carriers likeless airlines flew directly over the war zone. you can t simply take every air space that might have a problem and say we re not going to fly there because as i say, the global scope of that would be enormous. reporter: late this week the dangers of the air space now abundantly clear. the aviation authorities took action. the aviation arms of the u.n.
they were not for this particular area. it s quite clear, iata. international air transportation association. correct. tonight they ve closed down all air space in eastern ukraine. british airways, klm, these are all airlines that did fly through eastern ukraine that have now decided not to. so miles, do you agree with richard s assessment or is this something that could perhaps also go to this airline a crew that was perhaps not prepared or doing what they should be doing. hearken back to a we saw with chad myers. this airplane tippic include flew a southerly route which happened to go through the prohibited zone by the faa. what does that tell you about malaysia airlines, their dispatchers and their thinking about safety in this region? when airlines tell you safety
it was developed in canada. 40 airlines or flight services bought it even though not required. it sends all the information recorded in the aircraft s black box to a controller on the ground. it allows the airline to know all the critical functions of the engines and exactly where the plane is even if there is a power failure or the plane s other communications system is shut down. there s literally no further investment in infrastructure that would be required to do this. obviously more is better but the infrastructure in place now which is the constellation and internet are really the major piece that is you need to do this job. reporter: additionally boeing and airbus are equiping all the new planes with an advanced transponder designed to broadcast out to the world where that plane is every second. they will be mandatory in 2020. but as far as streaming all that black box data, there is some skepticism. a spokesman for the international air transportation association says with
a lot of folks will be digging deeper for gasoline. as far as air travel is concerned, there are fewer seats, air transportation association says reduction in the number of seats, in essentially flights, has essentially lowered the number of seats available this thanksgiving. but the prices for those went up to as much as 20 percent higher. so yes, americans, especially those 42 1/2 million out on the road this holiday season, they are dedicated to traveling this thanksgiving. it will just cost them more. julie. julie: steve brown in chicago, thank you very much. and just in time for the holiday travel season, the senate, set to take up a bill blocking baggage fees. wouldn t you like that. the legislation would allow passengers to bring one checked and one carry-on bag, free of charge. that s how it used to be work in theo back in the old days, remember? a spokesperson for the airline industry said banning baggage fee would be less fair to customers because it may result in