United Airlines has suspended one of its flights and other airlines are re-routing planes to avoid the Gulf of Oman after Iran's shootdown of a US drone operating in the area
A United flight between Newark and Mumbai was suspended starting Thursday, the airline said."Given current events in Iran, United has conducted a thorough safety and security review of our India service through Iranian airspace," United said in a statement. The move to suspend service came as the Federal Aviation Administration banned US airlines from operating planes over parts of the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
Airlines reactThe skies above the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf are frequently traversed by commercial aircraft, and use of the airspace is especially heavy among aircraft bound for Doha, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Airlines that operate flights in the region said Friday that they would adjust their operations.
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