Iran Israel Flights

Iran has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, local media reported Saturday, weeks after deadly sabotage attacks in Lebanon which were blamed on Israel.

Air France said on Wednesday it had opened an internal investigation after one of its planes flew over Iraq on October 1 during an Iranian missile attack on Israel.

Flights from all Iran's airports will be cancelled until 6 a.m. local time (0230 GMT) on Monday from 9 p.m. on Sunday, Iran's state media said, citing a spokesperson for Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation.

Air India will not run flights to and from Tel Aviv amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, the airlines said.

Several international airlines unsettled by the threat of a multi-front war in the Middle East - following Iran-Israel tension, to add to the violence in Gaza, which has impacted neighbouring countries, like Lebanon - have cancelled or cut flights.

India has asked its citizens who are travelling to Iran or Israel to remain vigilant as both countries are in conflict.

German airline group Lufthansa has suspended flights to Israel, Iraq and Jordan until early Saturday after Israel reportedly carried out retaliatory strikes against arch-foe Iran.

Air India today said its flights to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended till April 30 amid tensions in the Middle East.

Airlines quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternate airports or returned planes to their departure points on Friday in response to airspace and airport closures after an Israeli attack on Iran, flight tracking data showed.

Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, ABC News reported late on Thursday, citing a US official, days after Iran launched a drone strike on Israel in response to an attack at the Iranian embassy in Syria.

Global airlines faced disruptions to flights on Monday after Iran's missile and drone attacks on Israel further narrowed options for planes navigating between Europe and Asia.

Air India on Sunday decided to temporarily suspend flights to Tel Aviv amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.

Australian airline Qantas said on Saturday it would redirect its long-haul flights between Perth and London to avoid Iran's airspace amid soaring Middle East tensions.

In Libya, militias armed with shoulder-launched missiles are battling for control of the country's main airport. In Africa, the entire Sahel region is awash with weapons that include portable air defense systems leftover from the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi.

Israel carried out a second successful test on Friday of its upgraded Arrow interceptor, which is designed to destroy in space the kind of missiles held by Iran and Syria.

Iran has banned pagers and walkie-talkies on all flights, local media reported Saturday, weeks after deadly sabotage attacks in Lebanon which were blamed on Israel.

Air France said on Wednesday it had opened an internal investigation after one of its planes flew over Iraq on October 1 during an Iranian missile attack on Israel.

Flights from all Iran's airports will be cancelled until 6 a.m. local time (0230 GMT) on Monday from 9 p.m. on Sunday, Iran's state media said, citing a spokesperson for Iran's Civil Aviation Organisation.

Air India will not run flights to and from Tel Aviv amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, the airlines said.

Several international airlines unsettled by the threat of a multi-front war in the Middle East - following Iran-Israel tension, to add to the violence in Gaza, which has impacted neighbouring countries, like Lebanon - have cancelled or cut flights.

India has asked its citizens who are travelling to Iran or Israel to remain vigilant as both countries are in conflict.

German airline group Lufthansa has suspended flights to Israel, Iraq and Jordan until early Saturday after Israel reportedly carried out retaliatory strikes against arch-foe Iran.

Air India today said its flights to and from Tel Aviv will remain suspended till April 30 amid tensions in the Middle East.

Airlines quickly changed flight paths over Iran, diverted to alternate airports or returned planes to their departure points on Friday in response to airspace and airport closures after an Israeli attack on Iran, flight tracking data showed.

Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran, ABC News reported late on Thursday, citing a US official, days after Iran launched a drone strike on Israel in response to an attack at the Iranian embassy in Syria.

Global airlines faced disruptions to flights on Monday after Iran's missile and drone attacks on Israel further narrowed options for planes navigating between Europe and Asia.

Air India on Sunday decided to temporarily suspend flights to Tel Aviv amid escalating tensions between Israel and Iran.

Australian airline Qantas said on Saturday it would redirect its long-haul flights between Perth and London to avoid Iran's airspace amid soaring Middle East tensions.

In Libya, militias armed with shoulder-launched missiles are battling for control of the country's main airport. In Africa, the entire Sahel region is awash with weapons that include portable air defense systems leftover from the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi.

Israel carried out a second successful test on Friday of its upgraded Arrow interceptor, which is designed to destroy in space the kind of missiles held by Iran and Syria.