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The Qantas Airways Limited (ASX: QAN) share price is tumbling on Friday amid escalating tensions in Ukraine.
The airline's stock is among many S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) constituents falling as the index plunges to a 4-day low.
At the time of writing, the Qantas share price is $4.935, 3.42% lower than its previous close.
For context, the ASX 200 Index is currently 0.74% lower while the All Ordinaries Index (ASX: XAO) has slumped 0.85%.
Let's take a closer look at what could be driving the flying kangaroo's stock downwards.
Qantas share price tumbles on Friday
The Qantas share price is plunging lower as Russia's invasion of Ukraine intensifies.
Conflict has now reached the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant – the largest of its kind in Europe – with fire having broken out at the site.
Posting to Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), Ukraine minister for foreign affairs, Dmytro Kuleba, has called for an urgent ceasefire, saying if the plant "blows up" it will be 10 times larger than the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
It follows overnight ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine that once again failed to achieve an outcome, according to reporting by ABC.
Today's fall puts the Qantas share price 4% lower than it was at the start of 2022.
Though, it's not the only ASX 200 travel stock to be suffering on Friday.
The share prices of Flight Centre Travel Group Ltd (ASX: FLT), Webjet Limited (ASX: WEB), and Corporate Travel Management Ltd (ASX: CTD) are currently down 2.6%, 3.4%, and 2.9% respectively.
