WASHINGTON (REUTERS) - Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, they said on Friday (June 21), after the US aviation regulator barred its carriers from the area until further notice. . Read more at straitstimes.com.
WASHINGTON - Some global airlines are re-routing flights to avoid Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman, they said on Friday , after the US aviation regulator barred its carriers from the area until further notice.
“There were numerous civil aviation aircraft operating in the area at the time of the intercept,” it said, adding that its prohibition would stay in place until further notice. In July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by a missile over Ukraine, killing all 298 on board, prompting carriers to take more steps to uncover threats to their planes.
Etihad Airways, which was flying over the area earlier, according to FlightRadar24, said it was monitoring the situation and had adopted contingency plans.
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