A spokesman for flight tracker Flight Radar 24 said flights had been diverted “to any available destination.”
A snapshot of air traffic in the region showed that the planes were traveling in wide arcs north and south, with many of them being diverted to Cairo and Istanbul.
Flight Radar 24 reported that my city Istanbul And Antalya in the south Türkiye They experienced significant congestion, forcing some airlines to divert planes south.
Many airlines are also suspending their flights to the region or avoiding using the affected airspace.
Iran launched the strikes in response to its campaign Israel On the Hezbollah group in LebanonIsrael vowed a “painful response” to its enemy.
Eurocontrol, the European agency for air traffic safety, had previously issued a warning to pilots about the escalating conflict.
“A major missile attack was launched against Israel in the past few minutes. Currently, the entire country is under a missile attack warning,” it said in an urgent navigation bulletin yesterday, Tuesday.
It announced shortly thereafter the closure of Jordanian and Iraqi airspace, as well as the closure of a major crossing point into airspace controlled by Cyprus.
A bulletin for Iraqi pilots said that Iraqi airspace controlled by Baghdad was closed until further notice due to security concerns.
The Ministry of Transport later announced the reopening of airspace to civilian flights arriving and departing from Iraqi airports.
The Flight Radar 24 service on the X website noted, “It will take some time before air traffic returns to its activity again.”
