Airlines avoid some Mideast airspace, cancel Israel flights as tensions mount

2/8/2024 17:23

        Airlines are avoiding Iranian and Lebanese airspace and cancelling flights to Israel and Lebanon, as concerns grow over a possible conflict in the region after the killing of senior members of militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah this week.
        
        Singapore Airlines stopped flying through Iranian airspace from early Friday morning and is using alternative routes, saying safety is its top priority, it told Reuters in a statement.
        
        Taiwan's EVA Air and China Airlines also appeared to be avoiding Iran airspace for flights to Amsterdam on Friday which previously had flown over Iran, Flightradar24 data showed.
        
        The airlines did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the route changes.
        
        Over the past two days, Air India, Germany's Lufthansa Group, U.S. carriers United Airlines and Delta Air, and Italy's ITA Airways said they had suspended flights to Tel Aviv.