The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an order to bar all US airline operators to fly over Tehran-controlled airspace. (AFP pic).WASHINGTON: The US Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday issued an emergency order prohibiting US operators from flying in an overwater area of Tehran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and the Gulf of Oman due to heightened tensions.
The order came hours after United Airlines suspended flights between New Jersey’s Newark airport and the Indian financial capital of Mumbai, which fly through Iranian airspace, following a safety review after Iran shot down a high-altitude US surveillance drone.
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Source: Free Malaysia Today
