Overview

• Airlines continue to avoid airspace over Iran, Iraq, Syria and Israel, opting for longer routes via the Caspian Sea or southern corridors to maintain safety.
• British Airways canceled all Sunday services between Heathrow and Dubai and Doha, diverted a London-Dubai flight to Zurich and saw BA276 from Chennai return mid-air on June 22.
• Singapore Airlines suspended its Singapore-to-Dubai flights on Sunday and plans to resume services on Monday after a security reassessment.
• Israel’s aviation authority briefly reopened Ben Gurion and Haifa airports on June 22 for limited rescue flights and intends to expand inbound operations to 24 daily services starting Monday.
• Air India has realigned its Gulf routes to bypass high-risk airspace and diverted its Birmingham-Delhi flight to Riyadh on June 21 following a hoax bomb threat that underscored growing operational hazards.