Qantas Airways Flight stands in Airport ground (Credit : Australian Aviation)
Digital Desk : World’s No-8 Airline Company (Skytrax Best Airlines award 2019) Qantas Airways Ltd. , Australia’s flag carrier, said on Friday that its flights over the Middle East would avoid the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman following the downing of a U.S surveillance drone in the region.
The restrictions means a slight change to the route for flights between Australia and London . The US Federal Aviation Administration has issued an emergency order prohibiting U.S operators from flying in Iran controlled airspace over the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman due to heightened tensions.
News Source : Reuters
