Air India to resume US, Canada flights soon as Middle East airspace reopens
In a statement, an Air India spokesperson said, 'As airspaces gradually reopen in certain parts of the Middle East, Air India will progressively resume flights to the region starting Tuesday, with most operations to and from the Middle East resuming from Wednesday.'
The airline also confirmed that flights to and from Europe, which had previously been cancelled due to the disruption, are being reinstated from Tuesday onwards.
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'As airspaces gradually reopen in certain parts of the Middle East, Air India will progressively resume flights to the region starting today, with most operations to and from the Middle East resuming from 25 June. Flights to and from Europe, previously…
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The closures came after countries including Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait temporarily shut their airspace in response to Iran's missile attack targeting the US Al-Udeid military base in Doha, forcing multiple airlines to reroute or cancel flights.
Israel reopened its airspace on Tuesday, the Israel Airports Authority confirmed, after a night marked by multiple missile barrages from Iran. The closure had been imposed just hours before a ceasefire agreement took effect, as Iranian missiles targeted several locations including US bases in the region.
Air India on Monday announced it was halting 'all operations to the region as well as to and from the East Coast of North America and Europe' with immediate effect, citing safety concerns amid airspace closures by several Middle Eastern countries. The suspension comes as the airline is still recovering from a recent plane crash that killed at least 270 people earlier this month.
The airline added that India-bound flights from North America were being rerouted to avoid the affected airspace, and operations would resume only when conditions permit.
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