A number of airlines prohibit flights over Iran and Iraq
A number of countries announced that they will not fly over Iraq and Iran today, Wednesday, after a missile strike by Iran on two American bases in Iraq.
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The US Federal Aviation Administration said it would prohibit American civil aviation companies from flying in the airspace of Iraq, Iran, the Gulf of Oman and the waters separating Saudi Arabia and Iran.
The aviation administration attributed the ban to “heightened military activities and escalating political tensions in the Middle East, which could endanger US civil aviation operations.”
Singapore Airlines said after the attack on the two American bases in Iraq it would divert all its flights away from Iranian airspace.
India, in turn, issued a travel advisory and asked its citizens to avoid “unnecessary” travel to Iraq hours after Iran launched missile attacks on US-led forces in Iraq.
Malaysia Airlines confirmed that it would avoid Iranian airspace in the wake of escalating military tension in the region, and the Taiwanese company, “Eva Air” announced that its aircraft would not fly in Iranian airspace.
For its part, the Philippine Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that Manila had ordered a mandatory evacuation of its citizens in Iraq, and a ministry spokesman said that “it was decided to raise the level of warning throughout Iraq to the fourth level that calls for mandatory evacuation.”
China Airlines, the largest airline in Taiwan, has also announced that its aircraft will not fly over Iran or Iraq due to tensions in the region.
The company said in a statement that it will continue to follow the situation and amend the tracks accordingly.
In addition, flydubai, the Emirates airline, canceled a flight to Baghdad today, Wednesday, and the company said that its flights to the Iraqi cities of Basra and Najaf will operate today, Wednesday.
“We are in contact with the relevant authorities and continue to monitor the situation closely,” she added.
In turn, Australian Qantas said it had modified Middle East flight routes to avoid airspace over Iraq and Iran until further notice.
The Russian Civil Aviation Authority recommends that airlines not fly over Iran, Iraq and the Gulf waters.
In turn, Air France announced that it had decided to stop its flights over Iran and Iraq.
Tehran has fired more than a dozen ballistic missiles from Iranian soil at at least two Iraqi military bases hosting the forces of the US-led coalition, according to the US military.
