Greece closes airspace to Boeing 737 MAX: official

AFP  |  Athens 

Greece's civil agency on Wednesday said it had closed its airspace to 737 MAX after the crash that killed 157 people over the weekend.

"All airports have been ordered to ban flights of the specific model in Greek airspace as of yesterday afternoon," civil agency head told state agency

The EU safety agency announced a ban on Tuesday, as this is the second fatal crash of the model in five months.

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First Published: Wed, March 13 2019. 15:40 IST