[NEWS] Factbox: International airlines’ response to FAA on Iran airspace – Loganspace AI

(Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency describe on Thursday prohibiting U.S. air carriers from flying in Iran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman resulting from heightened tensions.

Some worldwide airlines are taking precautions following the FAA describe.

Listed below are some statements from non-U.S Airlines:

– Gulf Air talked about it became as soon as evaluating flight course adjustments and working with authorities on contingency plans must quiet the self-discipline escalate extra.

– Etihad Airways, which became as soon as flying over the plan earlier on Friday, talked about it had agreed “to interchange a selection of the flight paths we operate to and from the Arabian Gulf” after shut consultation with the UAE Overall Civil Aviation Authority.

– Cathay Pacific talked about on Friday its flights will no longer cruise within the airspace above the Strait of Hormuz and must quiet overview areas of negate to be decided all flight routes remain rep.

– Emirates Airline is re-routing all flights some distance flung from areas of possible struggle within the Gulf, a spokeswoman talked about on Friday.

– Emirates’ sister service flydubai talked about it has adjusted one of the most present flight paths within the spot and must quiet construct extra adjustments when needed.

– British Airways talked about it would possibly perchance presumably adhere to FAA steering, heading off Iranian airspace. It talked about flights will continue to operate utilizing different routes.

– Netherlands flag service KLM became as soon as no longer flying over the Strait of Hormuz, a spokesman talked about on Friday.

– Australia’s Qantas talked about on Friday it became as soon as adjusting flight paths over the Middle East to think care of some distance flung from the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman till extra gaze.

– French flag-service Air France talked about it did now not cruise over the Strait of Hormuz and that it became as soon as in constant contact with the French and European civil aviation authorities to investigate any ability risks.

– A Norwegian Air spokesman talked about the service had no departures deliberate to cruise over Iran on Friday “but we are monitoring the self-discipline carefully and must quiet reroute if needed.”

– Sweden’s SAS: A spokesman for the airline talked about it became as soon as following the self-discipline carefully despite the truth that it did now not cruise in that territory.

– Singapore Airlines will think quite longer routes to think care of some distance flung from the affected Strait of Hormuz plan resulting from the continuing stress, a spokesman talked about on Friday.

– German service Lufthansa talked about it has stopped flying over substances of Iran, but became as soon as quiet serving flights to Tehran.

– Malaysia Airlines talked about it had avoided the airspace over the Strait of Hormuz on its flights to and from London, Jeddah and Medina.