{"id":23155,"date":"2019-06-24T21:09:34","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T21:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=23155"},"modified":"2019-06-24T21:38:54","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T21:38:54","slug":"usa-india-flights-rerouted-bypassing-iranian-airspace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/usa-india-flights-rerouted-bypassing-iranian-airspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Fares and Travel Time to be Increased for Flights to and from India due to US-Iran Tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"
Pakistan extended the closure of its airspace for flights to and from India till June 28. Adding to the ordeal of traveling extra hours on certain international flights to and from India is the current US-Iran tension.<\/strong> Following United Airlines\u2019 temporary cancellation of Newark-Mumbai flights<\/span><\/a> in the wake of the US-Iran tensions, other major airlines including Air India, British Airways, Etihad and Emirates Airlines are exercising their discretion in ensuring safety of their passengers.<\/p>\n Currently, the Iranian airspace and the Strait of Hormuz lying between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf are the prohibited zones, due to military tensions, for several airlines including Air India<\/span><\/a>, of which Newark to Mumbai flights are operated over Iran. The brutal shooting of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, killing all 298 people on board, under the wrong impression that it was a military aircraft over Ukraine does still stick to the global conscience.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n