Despite the Iran-Israeli ceasefire, the airline continues to avoid Iranian airspace, and travelers heading beyond the Gulf province can expect a long-term trip.
On June 25, the aviation space was opened throughout Iran and the Middle East, but the flight tracking app FlightRadar24 continued to bypass Iran and traveled north to Turkish or Saudi Arabia through Turkish or Saudi Arabia.
The most prominent airlines include the Gulf Carrier, especially Emirates and Qatar Airlines, pointed out that Ian Petchenik, director of FlightRadar24 Communication,.
AIR India is another airline. The airline stopped all Europe and North America flights for a while in the Middle East. The US flights resumed on June 25, and AIR India flew against Saudi Arabia instead of taking a normal northern course through Iran. AIR India was already unable to fly Pakistan because the country had already closed the airspace to Indian airlines earlier this year.
The US aircraft carrier was already unable to fly in accordance with the long FAA guidelines. Foreign telecommunications operators who operate code chas with US airlines with the same guidelines cannot fly to Iran.
Petchenik says that the additional flight time when connecting the east and west is generally 45-90 minutes according to the jet stream.
Many flight routes taken by the airline to avoid Iran, which is more than twice the Texas, causes congestion across alternative lines in the north and south. Petchenik said there is a problem. But he added that aviation traffic control groups in the affected regions seem to be effectively dealing with the situation.
John Grant, the chief analyst of the airline data tracker OAG, said that the airline, which uses the Egyptian/Saudi Arabian alternatives, leaves a sufficient turn time at both ends of the route, providing some flexibility.
Grant said, “They seem to maintain the schedule.”
Emirates delivered similar positive messages. The United Arab Emirates and Qatar closed the air space for a while when Iran retaliated against the United States with a June 23 missile attack on the US Al Udid Air Force Base in Qatar on June 23.
In the next day’s statement, Emirates could quickly activate a chance plan and had a longer flight route due to the aircraft congestion.
The effect of Iran-Israel/US conflict on travel demand in the Middle East is not much clearer.
Tel Aviv Airport resumed its operation on Tuesday, but US flights to Israel have been suspended. The same is true for United’s NEWARK-DUBAI service.
Grant said, “It’s too early to tell if the traveler’s sentiment is changed through the Middle East Super Hubs, but as soon as the situation is settled, the herbs are as good as the place to connect.”
In the Aviation Week Podcast, the editor -in -chief of commercial airlines Jens Flottau said that short -term demand for the region will be expected. However, he also mentioned that leaflets tend to have short memories, and demand will come out quickly if the situation in the Middle East becomes safer.