Airlines scramble to divert flights after Iran missile attack

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Airlines scramble to divert flights after Iran missile attack
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PARIS, France - Israel 's neighbors closed airspace and airline crews skirted an escalating conflict, with many seeking diversions, after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday.A spokesperson for tracking service FlightRadar24 said flights diverted "anywhere they could," and a snapshot of traffic in the region showed flights spreading in wide arcs to the north and south, with many converging on Cairo and Istanbul.

At present the entire country is under a missile warning," it said in an urgent navigation bulletin.Shortly afterwards it announced the closure of Jordanian and Iraqi airspace as well as the closure of a key crossing point into airspace controlled by Cyprus.An Iraqi pilot bulletin said its Baghdad-controlled airspace was "closed due to security until further notice".

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