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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jamie Freed

Airlines avoiding Middle East airspace after US bombs Iran

A Gulf Air A320 aeroplane arrives at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on September 30, 2021 - (AFP via Getty Images)

Airlines are continuing to reroute flights away from significant swathes of Middle Eastern airspace, following recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and ongoing missile exchanges in the region.

The persistent avoidance of these key flight corridors was evident on Sunday, according to data from the flight tracking website FlightRadar24.

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