US EditionAirlines keep avoiding Middle East airspace after US attack on Iran
- On June 22, 2025, airlines persisted in steering clear of the airspace above Iran, Iraq, Syria, and Israel, as tensions escalated after recent U.S. attacks on Iranian nuclear sites.
- This avoidance resulted from the June 13 Israeli strikes on Iran, ongoing missile exchanges in the region, and new airspace restrictions imposed last week.
- FlightRadar24 reported that airlines have been diverting flights around Middle Eastern airspace by routing them either northward over the Caspian Sea or taking southern paths across Egypt and Saudi Arabia, leading to increased fuel and crew expenses as well as extended travel durations.
- New Zealand announced sending a Hercules transport plane from Auckland on Monday to stand by for evacuating citizens, while Japan evacuated 21 people from Iran overland to Azerbaijan on Sunday.
- Authorities warned of increased airspace risks in the region and advised exercising a high degree of caution amid potential retaliations and expanding conflict zones.
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Iran attack: Airlines avoiding Middle East airspace after US strikes
Airlines continued to avoid large parts of the Middle East on Sunday after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24, with traffic already skirting airspace in the region due to recent missile exchanges.
KLM is "very alert" and makes "no concessions" to safety. This is what the airline's CEO Marjan Rintel said on Sunday in the television program WNL op Zondag after the developments in the Middle East. KLM says it is in frequent contact with various ministries, such as Defense and the Interior, to exchange information and to see what is and is not possible.
Airlines keep avoiding Middle East airspace after US attack on Iran
Airlines continued to avoid large parts of the Middle East on Sunday after U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24, with traffic already skirting airspace in the region due to recent missile exchanges.
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