Egypt asks airlines to avoid Tehran airspace for three hours Thursday – 07/08/2024 5:56 PM
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Egypt asked all its airlines to avoid Iranian airspace for three hours early Thursday amid tensions between Israel and Iran.
The NOTAM, a safety warning given to pilots on Wednesday, states that the instructions will be in effect from 0100 to 0400 GMT.
“All Egyptian airlines should avoid flying over the Tehran Flight Information Region (FIR), and no flight plans will be accepted when flying over this area,” the notice said, referring to the three-hour period.
On Sunday, Jordanian authorities asked all airlines landing at its airports to carry 45 minutes of extra fuel.
Many airlines are changing their flight schedules to avoid Iranian and Lebanese airspace, while cancelling flights to Israel and Lebanon, where many fear a wider conflict could erupt after the assassinations of senior members of Hamas and Hezbollah.
Countries in the region, including Jordan, closed their airspace earlier this year after air strikes on Israel.