Aerial attacks and GPS interference: Airlines weigh Middle East cancellations after US strikes Iran

With Russian and Ukrainian airspace also closed to most airlines due to years of war, the Middle East has become a more important route for flights between Europe and Asia.

People check flight information display screens showing information about cancelled flights at the Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, Lebanon June 16, 2025.

(photo credit: MOHAMED AZAKIR/REUTERS)

ByREUTERS

JUNE 23, 2025 08:32

Aerial attacks and GPS interference: Airlines weigh Middle East cancellations after US strikes Iran

With Russian and Ukrainian airspace also closed to most airlines due to years of war, the Middle East has become a more important route for flights between Europe and Asia.

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Aerial attacks and GPS interference: Airlines weigh Middle East cancellations after US strikes Iran

With Russian and Ukrainian airspace also closed to most airlines due to years of war, the Middle East has become a more important route for flights between Europe and Asia.

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