US EditionUAE Airline Cancels Flight to Iran, Israel Amid Strikes
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UAE airline cancels flight to Iran, Israel amid strikes
ABU DHABI: Flydubai, a government-owned airline based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, said on Saturday (Feb 28) that flights to Iran and Israel were disrupted following the closure of multiple airspaces in the region, according to a spokesperson, reported Xinhua. Read full story
LOT Polish Airlines has turned back a plane flying from Warsaw to Dubai, LOT spokesman Krzysztof Moczulski announced on Saturday. He had previously announced that all flights to and from Tel Aviv had been canceled until March 3. On Saturday morning, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced that it had launched a "preventive" attack on Iran.
Airlines are canceling flights to the Middle East and the Persian Gulf region following today's US-Israeli attack on Tehran and other Iranian cities and Iranian retaliatory strikes against Israel and US military bases in the region. It is unclear how long the flight disruptions will last, the British BBC reported.
Aegean Airlines suspends flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut
Aegean Airlines, Greece’s largest carrier, is suspending flights to and from Tel Aviv in Israel, Beirut in Lebanon and Erbil in Iraq until March 2 after Israel and the US launched strikes on Iran, a company spokesperson said on Saturday.
The attack on Iran by Israel and the USA also has an impact on air transport. According to the AUA, several flights with destinations to the Middle East are suspended. It follows the measures taken by its parent company Lufthansa.
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