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Air traffic continues to avoid the airspace over Iran, Iraq, Syria and Israel following the US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, according to the monitoring website FlightRadar24.
“Following the US attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities, the situation in the region’s airspace has not changed since the new restrictions were introduced last week,” FlightRadar24 said on its X platform.
On Sunday afternoon, not a single civilian flight was recorded over the territories of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Israel, as planes were routed across the Caspian Sea, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, which led to higher fuel costs, crew pay and longer flight times.
Expanding the risk zone
According to Safe Airspace, a platform that monitors threats to aviation, the current US strikes are increasing the risks to US operators in the region.
“While there are no specific threats to civil aviation at this time, Iran has previously warned of its willingness to retaliate against US interests in the region, either directly or through allies such as Hezbollah,” Safe Airspace said.
According to analysts, not only Iran, Iraq or Syria, but also the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE could become potentially dangerous.
“We continue to advise you to remain cautious,” Safe Airspace said.
After Israeli strikes on Iran on 13 June, a number of carriers suspended flights to the region. American Airlines cancelled flights to Qatar and United Airlines to Dubai. Some companies operated only evacuation flights.
