On Monday, April 15, international airlines faced disruptions in flights following Iran’s strikes on Israel.
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Reuters writes about this.
Iran’s attack on Israel with more than 300 missiles and drones, most of which were shot down by Israeli air defenses backed by the United States, has caused chaos in the aviation industry, the agency comments.
More than a dozen airlines have had to cancel flights or change routes over the past two days, including Qantas, Lufthansa, United Airlines and Air India.
It was the worst disruption to air travel from the Sept. 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, according to Mark Zee, founder of flight management consulting firm OPSGROUP.
We haven’t had a situation since then where so many different airspaces have been closed so quickly, and it’s creating chaos,” the expert said, adding that the outages are likely to last for several more days.
This is a new blow to the aviation industry, which has previously faced many restrictions due to conflicts between Israel and Hamas, as well as the war in Ukraine.
Iranian airspace is used by airlines to fly between Europe and Asia, and these carriers could be limited to two alternative routes, either through Turkey or through Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Zee said.
Israel closed its airspace on Saturday and then reopened it on Sunday morning. Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon have resumed flights over their territories.
The Middle East’s biggest airlines, including Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways, said on Sunday they would resume operations in the region after canceling or rerouting some flights.
Source: Racurs
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