Post by account_disabled on Mar 7, 2024 3:56:42 GMT
Airlines will avoid flying over the airspace of Iraq and Iran in order to avoid risks to their passengers and crews.
This decision was made because a plane crashed minutes after taking off from Imam Khomeini International Airport, south of Tehran. Fact that left 176 passengers and crew members dead. In addition to the fact that Iranian forces launched 22 missiles against a pair of Iraqi military bases that were used by the United States army.
Although terrorism has been ruled out so far, the airlines made the decision to suspend overflights in Iran and Iraq.
Airlines suspend overflights in Iran and Iraq
Air France, Lufthansa and KLM decided to Chile Mobile Number List avoid flights to Tehran, the capital of Iran, while the Asian airline Emirates did the same on its transfers to Baghdad, Iraq.
KLM stated that " all flights to various destinations in Southeast Asia and the Middle East will be operated on alternative routes."
Polish national airline LOT will use new routes to avoid flying over Iran for its flights to India, Singapore, Sri Lanka and Thailand in particular, without affecting flight schedules or flight duration.
In the Middle East, Emirates and the low-cost company Flydubai canceled their flights to Baghdad, but the latter will maintain its flights to Basra and Najaf, in southern Iraq. On the other hand, EgyptAir suspended its flights to Baghdad.
Singapore Airlines also diverted its flights , those that normally fly over Iran, and Malaysia, while Airlines did the same for its flights between London, Jeddah and Medina.
Vietnam Airlines announced that its flights to and from Europe will avoid "potential areas of instability" in the Middle East, although their usual routes do not pass through Iranian or Iraqi airspace.
The Australian company Qantas decided that its planes connecting Perth to London will fly over Asia instead of the Middle East, which will result in delays of about 40 minutes.
The facts…
The Boeing 737-800 operated by Ukrainian International Airlines took off from Imam Khomeini International Airport at 6:12 local time, and crashed about six minutes later, the ISNA agency said.
Given this situation, the Canadian government recommended avoiding trips to the Middle East and regretted the loss of 63 of its citizens in the accident:
There is a volatile security situation and threat of terrorism in the region, and Canadian-Iranian citizens are at risk of arbitrary questioning or arrest.
However, many believe that the plane crashed due to a terrorist attack, a belief that the Ukrainian Embassy in Iran ruled out, as "according to preliminary information, the plane crashed due to engine failure. "The theory of a terrorist attack or a rocket attack is now ruled out."
An official statement details that the airline notified that 168 people purchased tickets for the flight and "it is being clarified which of the passengers was not present on board and whether the nine Ukrainian citizens were among the passengers," reports the National Agency of Transportation. Ukraine News.
International airport spokesman Ali Kashani said the Kiev-bound plane crashed around the towns of Parand and Shahriar, about 60 kilometers southwest of Tehran.
The decisions that airlines are making are definitely responsible, since they are preventing their customers from going to places with conflicts and putting their lives and that of the crew at risk.