US EditionEgypt asks its airlines to avoid Iran airspace for three hours on Thursday
- Egypt instructed its airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours on August 8, amid tensions with Israel and Iran.
- The notice specified that "no flight plan will be accepted overflying such territory."
- Egypt's civil aviation ministry confirmed the decision was to reduce flight-safety risks after receiving a notification from Iranian authorities regarding "military exercises.
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Egypt instructs airlines to avoid Iranian airspace
CAIRO — Egypt’s civil aviation ministry said Wednesday national carriers were instructed to avoid “transiting over Iranian airspace” for three-hour intervals over two days, due to planned “military exercises”. The decision follows “notification received from Iranian authorities”, warning civil aviation companies that Iran was holding “military exercises” between 11:30 am Tehran time (0800 GMT) and 2:30 pm on Wednesday, and 4:30 am to 7:30 am Thu…
Iran warns airlines to avoid its airspace for three hours over military drills, Egypt says
Speaking to Iran’s ISNA news agency, the head of Iran’s international airport in Tehran, Saeed Chalandari, denied reports of a warning against entering the airspace of western Iran, but it was not clear if that applied to the entire country.
Egypt instructed all its airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours on Thursday morning, amid tensions between Israel and Iran, Reuters reports. The NOTAM, a safety advisory issued to pilots on Wednesday, said the instruction would be in effect from 01:00 to 04:00 GMT (4:00 to 7:00 Romanian time). He did not provide additional details regarding the reason for which the notification was issued, according to News.ro. "All Egyptian carriers…
There has been speculation about a possible attack by Iran against Israel for days. Egypt is now issuing a highly unusual flight instruction — and refers to announcements from Iran. Egypt has banned its airlines from flying over the Iranian capital Tehran for the night on Thursday. “All Egyptian airlines should avoid flights via Tehran,” says a safety notice issued by the civil aviation authority in Cairo. Plans for flights over this area would …
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