Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific airline says it has a policy not to fly over Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine and Syria, and has now added Iran and the Caspian Sea to the list. (AFP/Jewel Samad)Cathay Pacific said Wednesday it had suspended flights over Iran and the Caspian Sea after an aviation safety body issued a warning about Russian missiles being fired at Syria, while some European airlines have also taken measures.The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) took action to avoid a repeat of the tragedy involving Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down over war-torn eastern Ukraine last year, killing all …read more
Source: The Jakarta Post
