Iran-Israel tension: India in further trouble as airspaces of 6 countries close
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(Web Desk): The airspace of six countries remains closed due to retaliation following the Israeli attack on Iran, which hasn’t affected Pakistan's flight operations much, but India's aviation industry is facing severe losses.

According to aviation sources, 30 Indian flights had to be diverted and dozens of flights were canceled during the attack.

Following the Israeli attacks last night, Iran s airspace was closed to all types of flights, while Iraq also closed its airspace.

On Friday morning, Jordan also issued a notice to close its airspace. After Syria and Lebanon, Israel has also completely closed its airspace due to the fear of retaliation.

During the attack on Iran, two Indian flights from Delhi were stranded in Iran, but were briefly pushed back from Iranian airspace.

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Washington-Delhi, New York-Mumbai, New York-Delhi, London-Delhi were diverted to Vienna, Toronto-Delhi, New York-Delhi were diverted to Frankfurt, Vancouver-Delhi, Chicago-Delhi were diverted to Jeddah, London-Bangalore to Sharjah, while dozens of flights from the US, UK, Canada and various European countries had to be cancelled.

Now, flights from the US to India are reaching their destinations via Canada, Russia, Mongolia, China, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. The 15-hour flight from Jeddah is taking more than 3 hours.