Global airlines faced disruptions to flights today after Iran's missile and drone attacks on Israel further narrowed options for planes navigating between Europe and Asia.
Global airlines faced disruptions to flights today after Iran 's missile and drone attacks on Israel further narrowed options for planes navigating between Europe and Asia.
This was the biggest single disruption to air travel since the attack on the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, according to Mark Zee, founder of OPSGROUP, which monitors airspace and airports. Iran's airspace is used by airlines travelling between Europe and Asia and those carriers will be restricted to two viable alternative routes, either through Turkey or via Egypt and Saudi Arabia, Zee said.
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