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EASA Urges Airlines to Avoid Iranian Airspace for One Month

The agency cites heightened Iranian air-defence alert that increases the risk of misidentification.

Overview

  • The advisory warns that the potential use of multiple weapons and air-defence systems poses hazards to civilian flights at all altitudes.
  • EASA cautions that airspace over nearby countries with US military bases could face added risk in the event of retaliation.
  • Iran briefly closed its skies on Wednesday before reopening, prompting cancellations, reroutings, and delays for some flights.
  • Flight-tracking data indicate that Wizz Air, Lufthansa, and British Airways continue to avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace.
  • US media report increased American force movements, including the USS Abraham Lincoln reportedly heading toward the region, with no Pentagon confirmation.