Iran-U.S. Spat Leaves Mideast Airlines Encircled by Hostile Skies - Bloomberg:
Airlines in the Middle East are used to avoiding trouble spots, but airspace closures spurred by mounting tension between Iran and the U.S. mean they now face diversions whether flying north, south, east or west.
Route of the Problem
Conflicts in the region had left a legacy of no-fly zones long before the latest flareup between Washington and Tehran. Israeli airlines have been barred from skies above most other Mideast states for decades, while wars in Syria and Yemen mean overflights there are too risky, according to regulators. And rifts between Arab nations have added to the patchwork of no-go areas.
Restrictions imposed by the U.S. Federal Aviation Authority and followed by most carriers worldwide after Iran’s destruction of an American drone, mean airspace above the Strait of Hormuz is also out of bounds. While better known as a shipping route, the corridor also provides the fastest aeriel link between the Persian Gulf to parts of south Asia.
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