FAA advises caution to airlines flying over Persian Gulf

[MEL_Traveller]

As reported by The Points Guy: FAA Warns Airlines Not to Fly Over the Persian Gulf, State Dept. Issues Middle East Travel Advisories

The advisory is here: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/pub...KICZ_A0015-19_Advisory_NOTAM_Persian_Gulf.pdf

Potential issues include GPS interference and communications jamming with little or no warning.

 

[NM]

Also reported in Air Transport World:

FAA urges caution over Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman

The FAA has issued a warning for carriers to avoid flying over the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, citing an increasing risk to civil aviation operations because of the potential for “miscalculation or mis-identification” of aircraft by armed forces in the region.

atwonline.com

A good reason to avoid certain areas of the Middle East as tensions rise.

 

[defurax]

Not directly related, but I saw yesterday that some QR flights to Europe (Rome, Athens) are flying over Syria instead of Iran/Iraq/Turkey. Is QR the only major airline having resumed flights over Syria?

 

[dajop]

Well, QR for one will have difficulty. They can't fly over UAE/Saudi Arabia, there is no way around the Gulf for them.

Closer to home, just noting QF 2 is over the Persian Gulf right now.

 

[jb747]

Pot calling the kettle black!

 

[defurax]

Pot calling the kettle black!

I guess the US know how dangerous it can be to fly out there... Iran Air Flight 655 - Wikipedia

 

[p--and--t]

Maybe via Hong Kong and over the pole to Europe will be a tad more popular while the Saudis and Iranians et al are throwing insults & threats at each other.

(Although my next non-refundable flight in a few weeks is Sin-Lhr )

 

[defurax]

Maybe via Hong Kong and over the pole to Europe will be a tad more popular while the Saudis and Iranians et al are throwing insults & threats at each other.

(Although my next non-refundable flight in a few weeks is Sin-Lhr )

Maybe this route could become popular to avoid flying over anywhere inhabited

A map from the Great Circle Mapper

A map from the Great Circle Mapper

www.gcmap.com

 

[AisleSeat]

Maybe this route could become popular to avoid flying over anywhere inhabited

A map from the Great Circle Mapper

A map from the Great Circle Mapper

www.gcmap.com

Or the other way

A map from the Great Circle Mapper

A map from the Great Circle Mapper

www.gcmap.com

 

[p--and--t]

Not directly related, but I saw yesterday that some QR flights to Europe (Rome, Athens) are flying over Syria instead of Iran/Iraq/Turkey. Is QR the only major airline having resumed flights over Syria?

Damascus opens airspace to Qatar Airways - World News

Syria's government has agreed to allow planes from regional aviation giant Qatar Airways to fly over the country after eight years of conflict kept its planes at bay.

www.hurriyetdailynews.com