Overview
- Officials named 16 destinations, including Turkey, the United Arab Emirates (Dubai), Cyprus and Egypt, and urged travellers to take extra precautions.
- The Foreign Office advised British nationals to consider their individual circumstances and signposted UK Counter Terrorism Policing guidance for staying safe abroad.
- Iran closed its airspace to commercial flights for roughly four hours before reopening, yet many carriers continue to avoid the area and some services have been reduced or suspended.
- Conflict-zone monitor SafeAirspace warned of potential security or military activity and the risk of misidentification of civilian aircraft.
- The guidance highlights a high global terrorist threat to UK interests, with a specific warning that attackers may target locations in the UAE, including Dubai.