IndiGo has changed routes of its West Asia flights while Air India is looking at alternative routes to Europe and the US in view of tensions in the region, after an Iranian surface-to-air missile shot down an American drone.
United Airlines of the US has indefinitely suspended its Newark-Mumbai flight amid safety concerns. European airlines, too, have announced that their flights will avoid parts of Iranian airspace.
“A few routes are affected by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) advisory. Alternative routes and adequate special safety measures and instructions to pilots have been implemented. The situation is constantly being monitored and measures will be taken if necessary. All IndiGo flights are operating on schedule,” IndiGo said in a statement. IndiGo flights to Doha and Dubai briefly cross Iranian airspace.
