Some international airlines start using Georgian airspace instead of Iran
The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashed yesterday at Imam Khomeini International Airport, killing all passengers and crew. Photo: Flightradar24.com
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Many international airlines have started using Georgian airspace instead of Iran due to heightened tension in the Middle East, reports Flightradar24.
A much busier northern corridor through Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan in the early hours of 9 January as many airlines reroute around Iraq and Iran”, reads the information released by Flightradar24 on it’s official Twitter page.
A much busier northern corridor through Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan in the early hours of 9 January as many airlines reroute around Iraq and Iran.
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) January 9, 2020
Track live flights in the area and see relevant notices at https://t.co/RaH0ibnYJa pic.twitter.com/t7qnI01SZb
Major international airlines, including Air France, Singapore Airlines, Lufthansa and Qantas Airways refused to use the airspace of Iraq and Iran due to escalated developments in the Middle East.
The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashed yesterday two minutes after taking off from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran. 180 passengers, including the crew were killed.
Georgia-Iran flights are continuing without cancellation nor changes to schedule, the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA) told Agenda.ge.
Georgia is ‘deeply saddened’ by the crash of a Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 which killed more than 170 people earlier today in Iran. Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili wrote that it is an “unspeakable tragedy.” The plane of the Ukraine International Airlines is reported to crash shortly after take-off from Iran's Imam Khomeini airport in Tehran.
The US Embassy in Georgia warns its citizens being abroad about the heightened tension in the Middle East.
Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani has condemned the “recent violence, provocative attack” on the United States Embassy in Baghdad. He also noted that "it is time for diplomacy to de-escalate and reduce tensions".
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has extended his gratitude to the Prime Minister of Georgia Giorgi Gakharia for his support and condolences over the recent crash of a Ukrainian Boeing 737-800, which killed all 176 people on board in Iran.
The Georgian Civil Aviation Agency urges Georgian air companies to avoid using Iraqi and Iranian airspace because of the high risks related to the current tension in the region, announced the Georgian Civil Aviation Agency (GCAA) earlier today.