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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

No zero-risk flight paths left over Middle East, aviation group warns

Risk assessment: Ops Group map of Middle East airspace - (Ops Group)

A flight operations group has warned that the conflict in the Middle East is presenting serious challenges for pilots navigating the airspace around Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Iran

Passenger aviation has never been safer but “there simply is no ‘risk-zero’ route available”, says Ops Group, an international organisation for pilots and other aviation staff.

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