Up to about an hour was saved on some flights that have resumed flying over Iranian airspace since June 27.
SINGAPORE - People flying between Singapore and destinations such as Frankfurt and Istanbul on Singapore Airlines and Scoot are arriving at their destinations sooner than before.stopped flying over Iranian airspaceAn SIA spokesperson told The Straits Times the lifting of this stoppage applies to SIA flights between Singapore and 14 destinations – namely Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Istanbul, London, New York , New York , Manchester, Milan, Munich, Paris, Rome and Zurich.
The SIA spokesperson said that SIA Group regularly reviews and determines its flight paths based on multiple factors, including weather conditions, safety and security considerations, advisories from international and regional bodies, insights from independent external security consultants and regulatory restrictions.Iran had on April 13 retaliated against anon April 1, which killed seven Revolutionary Guards officers.
A New York Times report described the Israeli strike as being among the deadliest attacks between Israel and Iran, amid intensifying tensions at the time over Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip against Hamas, which is backed by Iran.
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