The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recommended that European airlines avoid flying over Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, and the western Gulf of Oman, citing regional security volatility, according to N12 journalist Dan Fisher.
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued a fresh advisory urging European airlines to avoid the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and the western Gulf of Oman, according to a report by N12 journalist Dan Fisher. The warning, published Tuesday afternoon, expands on previous EASA advisories that focused on Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon.
As The Zioneer reported at 14:17 Tuesday, EASA had already warned airlines to avoid those three countries plus the broader Persian Gulf. The current advisory adds the Gulf states and the western Gulf of Oman, reflecting an escalating assessment of regional risks — though EASA has not publicly detailed the immediate trigger.
The advisory comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the United States, with earlier EASA warnings in June and July covering Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon, and extending those warnings through August. The new advisory widens the no-fly zone further, encompassing key Gulf transit hubs.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake