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Middle East airspace shut after Israel strikes Iran, airlines cancel flights
- On June 13, Israel launched missile strikes targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites, triggering widespread flight cancellations and rerouting across Israel, Iran, Iraq, and Jordan airspace.
- These Israeli attacks prompted immediate airspace closures and forced multiple airlines to suspend services to the affected Middle Eastern countries amid escalating safety concerns.
- Tehran’s Imam Khomeini and Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airports closed indefinitely, while national carriers IranAir and El Al halted all flights, and many international airlines cancelled or rerouted numerous routes.
- A total of 29 flights transporting 2,427 passengers were redirected to airports in Cyprus, with Lufthansa also announcing plans to steer clear of airspace over Iran, Iraq, and Israel to reduce potential risks.
- These disruptions reveal the complex challenges global airlines face amid expanding conflict zones, heightening operational risks and threatening the stability of major regional air routes.
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GV WireMiddle East Airspace Shut After Israel Strikes Iran, Airlines Cancel Flights
Airlines steered clear of much of the Middle East on Friday after Israeli attacks on Iranian sites forced carriers to cancel or divert thousands of flights in the latest upheaval to travel in the region.
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Israel-Iran conflict grounds flights and clears Middle East airspace
Tensions in the Middle East reached a critical point last night as Israel launched an offensive strike targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities and military installations. Iran responded swiftly, raising fears that the two nations—and possibly the wider region—are on the brink of full-scale war. In the immediate aftermath, airlines across the globe scrambled to reroute or cancel flights, clearing airspace over Israel, Iran, and neighboring countries.…
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Airlines are diverting flights away from the airspace of multiple Middle Eastern countries on Friday following Israel’s surprise airstrikes on Iran. Tracking data from the website Flightradar24 shows that carriers are avoiding flying over Israel, Jordan, Iraq and Iran, which all have closed their airspaces, reports say. "The purpose of the closure is to prevent and reduce risk to passengers and aircraft," Israel’s Ministry of Transport and Road …
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