Increasing tension in West Asia.. air India's sudden decision - what is it? Why? Full Details!
Air India: Countries including India, France, and russia have warned their citizens not to travel to the region amid the ongoing war in Gaza. Tensions between the two countries continue to rise in response to Israel's attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus earlier this month. And with tensions rising in the Middle East, air india flights have started avoiding Iranian airspace.
A London-bound air india flight this morning took a slightly longer route than usual to avoid Iranian airspace. The tracking website Flightradar24 has published information about this. All air india flights to europe will now take an extra 45 minutes to reach their destination. However, it has also been announced that air india flights to Middle Eastern countries will not be affected as they fly south of Iranian airspace. Amid rising tensions, Lufthansa said its flights would no longer use Iranian airspace and that it had extended the suspension of flights to and from Tehran.
The war between the two Middle Eastern countries has heated up since an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on april 1 killed seven people, including two generals. U.S. and other intelligence assessments suggest that the attack will be retaliated against soon. Countries including India, France, and russia have warned their citizens not to travel to the region for the seventh month as the war rages on. Sources say a direct attack on Israeli soil by iran itself rather than a proxy such as Hezbollah in lebanon is a real possibility, as iran views the embassy strike as tantamount to an attack on its territory.
