As US-Iran tension heightens, flights avoid overwater area of Tehran airspace | World News, The Indian Express

As US-Iran tension heightens, flights avoid overwater area of Tehran airspace | World News, The Indian Express

Written by Pranav Mukul |New Delhi |Published: June 22, 2019 1:44:52 am

As US-Iran tension heightens, flights avoid overwater area of Tehran airspace

Flag-carrier Air India operates direct flights from various Indian stations to US cities of New York, Chicago, San Francisco and Washington DC. United’s Newark-Delhi service is already under suspension due to restrictions over Pakistan airspace.

Route taken by Malaysian Airlines flight MH4 from Kuala Lumpur to London on Thursday.

Heightened military activities and political tensions between the United States and Iran, following the latter shooting down an American surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz, has affected east-bound flight operations for US-based carriers as well as some Asian carriers passing though the region.