United Airlines suspends Newark-Mumbai operations indefinitely
Tensions between US and Iran has forced United Airlines to suspend its operations between Newark-Mumbai for indefinite period.
The airline in a statement said that this decision was due to current events in Iran and issues with flying over their airspace. “Given current events in Iran, United has conducted a thorough safety and security review of our India service through Iranian airspace and decided to suspend our service between New York/Newark and India (Mumbai) beginning this evening,” it said.
This move comes after the US Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday issued an emergency order prohibiting US operators from flying in an overwater area of Tehran-controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman due to heightened tensions.
