<p>The government on Friday said there was no threat to the aircraft – Air India One – that flew Prime Minister Narendra Modi to India over airspace in Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“I think that is speculation. There was no danger to our PM's aircraft. No problem. The flight data is on foreign radar,” Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju told reporters. <br /><br />He was commenting on a media report that said Modi's flight was among the many planes that were re-routed after the incident in Ukraine on Thursday. Modi returned last night after his trip to Brazil for Brics summit. <br /><br />“What happens is that whenever any air route (for a VIP aircraft) is finalised, the countries involved get to know about it. If you don't keep them informed, there is another type of problem,” Raju said.<br /><br />“So generally whenever any civilian aircraft flies over a country, suppose India, obviously the Government of India will know what aircraft it is, to whom it belongs, what its intentions are,” Raju said.<br /><br />All the 298 people on board the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines plane were killed after the jet was shot down by "terrorists" over war-torn eastern Ukraine near the Russian border.<br /><br />Modi writes to Dutch PM<br /><br />Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wrote to his Netherlands counterpart Mark Rutte condoling the death of Dutch nationals in the Malaysian air tragedy, PTI reports from New Delhi. <br /><br />“While nothing can compensate for the sudden and the senseless loss of their loved ones, I do hope they will draw some comfort and strength from the thoughts and prayers of people around the world,” he said.<br /></p>
<p>The government on Friday said there was no threat to the aircraft – Air India One – that flew Prime Minister Narendra Modi to India over airspace in Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines flight was shot down.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“I think that is speculation. There was no danger to our PM's aircraft. No problem. The flight data is on foreign radar,” Union Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju told reporters. <br /><br />He was commenting on a media report that said Modi's flight was among the many planes that were re-routed after the incident in Ukraine on Thursday. Modi returned last night after his trip to Brazil for Brics summit. <br /><br />“What happens is that whenever any air route (for a VIP aircraft) is finalised, the countries involved get to know about it. If you don't keep them informed, there is another type of problem,” Raju said.<br /><br />“So generally whenever any civilian aircraft flies over a country, suppose India, obviously the Government of India will know what aircraft it is, to whom it belongs, what its intentions are,” Raju said.<br /><br />All the 298 people on board the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines plane were killed after the jet was shot down by "terrorists" over war-torn eastern Ukraine near the Russian border.<br /><br />Modi writes to Dutch PM<br /><br />Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday wrote to his Netherlands counterpart Mark Rutte condoling the death of Dutch nationals in the Malaysian air tragedy, PTI reports from New Delhi. <br /><br />“While nothing can compensate for the sudden and the senseless loss of their loved ones, I do hope they will draw some comfort and strength from the thoughts and prayers of people around the world,” he said.<br /></p>
