The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has recommended that airlines avoid flying in the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and over the waters of Oman until July 29, according to reports in Iranian media.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an updated advisory recommending airlines avoid the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the waters of Oman until July 29, according to reports in Iranian media. The new advisory, reported Tuesday evening, refines earlier warnings issued earlier on Tuesday that initially covered the Persian Gulf and the western Gulf of Oman, and now sets a specific expiration date for the restriction.
As The Zioneer reported at 14:15 Jerusalem on Tuesday, the initial EASA warning covered Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and the Persian Gulf, citing N12 journalist Asaf Rozentzweig. A subsequent version at 14:15 added the western Gulf of Oman, citing N12 journalist Dan Fisher, and a third version at 14:15 further expanded the advisory to include the Persian Gulf. In a separate SAME-THREAD bulletin at 19:14 Jerusalem, the desk reported that EASA expanded the advisory to include the Persian Gulf. The progression of the desk's reporting has moved from initial journalist sources to direct EASA notices, and the latest update specifies individual countries and a defined validity period.
The Zioneer has previously reported on EASA's progressive widening of airspace warnings since June, including advisories for Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon (June 24, July 1, July 8). The backdrop also includes Iran's warning to six Gulf states against hosting US military assets (June 27) and Israel's extension of its ban on flights to the UAE (July 14). Germany issued travel warnings for Bahrain, Kuwait, and Israel on June 5. The region remains on alert amid heightened tensions between Iran and the US/Israel.
EASA has not publicly detailed the specific trigger for the latest advisory. The direct threat that prompted the refinement to include waters of Oman and a specific date remains unverified.
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