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Nov 17, 2022 (newstodate): The recent incident with a missile striking a Polish village raises concerns over aviation safety in the region.
   While it still remains unclear whether the missile was launched by Russia or Ukraine, the incident may force commercial airlines to expand the buffer zone to avoid flights near the conflict area.
   As one example, Finnair has voluntarily implemented an expanded buffer zone, while the European Aviation Authority EASA has still not taken steps to officially introduce new airspace restrictions.
   -Earlier this year, we have defined a so-called buffer zone on the border between Poland and Ukraine, that is, we have not used Poland's most eastern airspace on our flights. As a result of the incident, we have expanded the buffer zone, which is already taken into account in flight planning. We use Polish airspace on several of our European flights and also on flights to Asia and Doha, a Finnair communications officer tells a Finish media.