British Airways and Singapore Airlines Ltd. canceled flights to the Persian Gulf, increasing aviation interruptions in the region after the United States attacked three nuclear sites in Iran and Tehran promised to take reprisals.
British Airways, based in London, canceled several flights to Dubai and diverted two aircraft bound for the Emirate, according to FlightTradar24 data. A flight flight from Heathrow airport on Saturday night and was diverted to Zurich after arriving at Saudi Arabia airspace in the early hours of Sunday, according to the flight tracking site. Another plane to Dubai returned to Heathrow after reaching Egypt.
The carrier also canceled the flights to the capital of Qatar Doha on Sunday and stopped the routes to Bahrein until the end of the month due to the operational limitations and restrictions of the airspace. British Airways said it has adjusted its flight schedule as a result of recent events to guarantee customer safety and crew.
For Monday, the carrier had canceled some flights to Dubai and Doha, he thought that some scheduled for later at night are working, the airline website showed one or the 6 am local time.
Singapore Airlines said Sunday that he canceled two flights between Singapore and Dubai, warning in a warning that other flights between the Asian country of Southast and the Emirates can be affected “since the situation remains fluid.”
Meanwhile, other airlines are re -enruption of flights.
Japan Airlines Co. plans to have flights between the Haneda de Tokyo and Doha airport avoid the airspace about the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, which adds about 20 minutes to the trips. Air India Ltd. will avoid the use of a certain air space on the Persian Gulf in the next few days.
The actions follow the decision of President Donald Trump to undertake the first direct military action of the United States against Iran after decades of hostility, pushing the Middle East towards an unwavering territory.
The persecuted geopolitical risk also raises the possibility of a greater interruption, depending on how with retaliation with Iran. Trump has threatened more attacks if Tehran was not capitulated.
Even before the United States attacked, several American and European airlines had stopped flights to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar after Israel began bombing Iran.