Flights Over Iraq

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  US Blocks Plane Carrying $500 Million Cash To Iraq Over Iran War: Report

  The US State Department said this month it had summoned Iraq's ambassador to Washington to express "strong condemnation" of attacks by pro-Iran groups on US interests.

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  Airlines Extend Flight Cancellation To Dubai, Tel Aviv And More As Iran War Rages On

  The longest suspension of all is British Airways' flights to Abu Dhabi, which remain halted until later this year.

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  "High-Risk Environment": India Asks Airlines To Avoid 11 Airspaces Amid Iran War

  The identified high-risk zone includes airspace over Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait, covering all flight levels.

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  Iran Shutters Airspace After Israel Strikes, Trackers Show Planes Rerouting

  Civilian flight traffic over Iran was re-routed in a hurry Saturday morning visuals from lightradar24 showed a majority of commercial jets skirting its southern borders, i.e., flying over Iraq and Kuwait before flying over the Persian Gulf.

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  Empty Skies Over Iran, Israel As Airlines Keep Avoiding Middle East Airspace

  Airlines continued to avoid large parts of the Middle East on Sunday after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24, with traffic already skirting airspace in the region due to recent missile exchanges

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  US Extends Restrictions For Commercial Flights Over Iraq Until 2027

  The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday extended the restrictions on commercial airlines over Iraq for US flights for another three years citing risks to flights.

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  Air France Plane Flies Over Iraq During Iranian Attack On Israel, Probe On

  Air France said on Wednesday it had opened an internal investigation after one of its planes flew over Iraq on October 1 during an Iranian missile attack on Israel.

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  International Air Ban Over Iraqi Kurdistan Comes Into Effect

  An ban on international flights to Iraqi Kurdistan, imposed by Iraq's central government in retaliation for the region's vote for independence, went into effect at 6:00 pm (1500 GMT) on Friday, Iraqi state TV said

• France Begins Reconnaissance Flights Over Iraq

  French planes carried out their first reconnaissance flights over Iraq on Monday in support of the US-led campaign against Islamic State jihadists.

• Etihad, Gulf Air Re-Route Iraq Flights

  Two Gulf-based airlines said on Saturday they have re-routed flights over Iraq because of the deteriorating security situation there, even as Turkish Airlines said it has resumed flights to the northern Iraqi city of Irbil.

• British Airways Suspends Flights over Iraq

  British Airways (BA) suspended flights over Iraq today, as the US launched air strikes against Islamic militants fighting in the north of the country.

• Turkish Airlines Halts Flights To Arbil Over Security Concerns

  Turkish Airlines, one of the key foreign carriers flying to Iraq, on Friday said it had halted flights to the main city of Iraqi Kurdistan for security reasons amid an offensive by Islamist jihadists.

• US' Federal Aviation Administration Places New Restrictions on Flights Over Iraq

  The Federal Aviation Administration is restricting US airlines from flying at or below 30,000 feet (9,145 meters) over Iraq because of what it calls "the potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict" there.

• Dubai, European Airlines Divert Flights Over Iraq

  European and Dubai-based airlines have begun rerouting flights over Iraqi airspace as a security precaution, though Iraq says its skies are safe.

• Over 180 Indians Return From Iraq, 39 Still in Captivity

  More than 180 Indians returned early today from Basrah on a special flight of Iraqi Airways, taking the number of people who have come back from conflict-hit Iraq to over 3,500.