According to flight monitoring service FlightRadar24, airlines continued to steer clear of a significant portion of the Middle East on Sunday following US strikes on Iranian nuclear targets. Recent missile exchanges have caused traffic to already avoid airspace in the region.
Commercial traffic in the region is operating as it has since new airspace restrictions were put into place last week,” FlightRadar24 posted on social media site X in response to US assault on Iranian nuclear installations.
According to its website, airlines were not operating in the airspace around Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Israel. They have opted for alternative routes, such as travelling north over the Caspian Sea or south through Egypt and Saudi Arabia, even though these routes entail longer flight durations and greater fuel and personnel expenses. Airline travel is at serious risk from missile and drone barrages in areas that are increasing internationally.
The US assaults on Iran may make flying in the region riskier for US operators, according to Safe Airspace, a website operated by OPSGROUP. This membership-based group disseminates information on flight hazards. Iran has previously threatened to strike US military interests in the Middle East in retaliation, even though no explicit threats have been made against civil aircraft.
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