{"id":118030,"date":"2026-07-22T21:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T18:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/increased-risk-the-eu-recommends-airlines-to-avoid-the-airspace-of-several-middle-eastern-countries\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T07:08:26","slug":"increased-risk-the-eu-recommends-airlines-to-avoid-the-airspace-of-several-middle-eastern-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disinfo.md\/en\/increased-risk-the-eu-recommends-airlines-to-avoid-the-airspace-of-several-middle-eastern-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Increased risk! The EU recommends airlines to avoid the airspace of several Middle Eastern countries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recommended on Wednesday that airlines avoid flying over Jordanian airspace. The country is under Iranian attacks.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;The recurrent Iranian missile attacks and, to a lesser extent, drone attacks on targets located in Jordan, as well as the activation of air defense systems, pose an increased risk,&#8221;<\/em> EASA conveyed in a notification.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jordanian army announced on Wednesday that it had been targeted by two Iranian attacks and that it had intercepted six missiles and four drones.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In retaliation for the American bombings, Tehran struck Jordan, which is Washington&#8217;s ally in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU further recommends avoiding the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The notification will change the flight plans of European companies, which estimate that it is safer to fly over Egypt and Saudi Arabia, for flights between Europe and Asia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) recommended on Wednesday that airlines avoid flying over Jordanian airspace. 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