Commercial Airlines Reroute Flights Amid US-Iran Tensions

Commercial Airlines Reroute Flights Amid US-Iran Tensions
Emirates Airline Boeing 777-300ER planes are seen at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Feb. 15, 2019. Christopher Pike/Reuters
Ella Kietlinska
Updated:
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued on Jan. 7 an emergency flight restrictions for the airspace over Iran, Iraq, as well as the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, that prohibit U.S. civil aircraft from flying over these areas due to “heightened military activities and increased political tensions in the Middle East.”

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Ella Kietlinska
Ella Kietlinska
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Ella Kietlinska is an Epoch Times reporter covering U.S. and world politics.
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