Aviation traffic between Asia and Europe has been advised to avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace.
Many airlines already avoid flying over Iran, especially since the reciprocal missile and drone attacks in April between Iran and Israel.
In a bulletin, OPSGROUP, a membership-based organisation that shares flight risk information, advised traffic between Asia and Europe to avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace, a day after sources told Reuters that top Iranian officials will meet the representatives of Iran’s regional allies from Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen to discuss potential retaliation against Israel.
However, a significant number of airlines on Aug 2 were still flying over Iran, including United Arab Emirates carriers Etihad, Emirates and FlyDubai, as well as Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines. Airlines this week have also been cancelling and delaying flights to the Lebanese capital Beirut after a strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on July 27. Israel has blamed the attack on Lebanon-based armed group Hezbollah, which denied involvement.
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