FLIGHTS across the Middle East were being cancelled Saturday as several countries slammed their airspace shut after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Iran, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates all announced at least partial closures of their skies in the hours after smoke began rising over Tehran and Iran began retaliatory attacks in the region.
Carriers including Air France, Air India, Turkish Airlines, Norwegian, Air Algerie and Lufthansa announced widespread cancellations. Iran swiftly closed its airspace. “The airspace of the entire country is closed until further notice,” announced the spokesman of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization, quoted by Tasnim news agency.
Israel also closed its airspace to civilian flights, its transport minister, Miri Regev, announced. Iraq also shut down airspace, state media said, while the United Arab Emirates said it was closing its skies “partially and temporarily”.
AFP
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