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IndiGo, Air India review alternate routes over Iran-US tensions

United Airlines has already cancelled its Newark-Mumbai flight in view of tensions in West Asia

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2 min read Last Updated : Jun 22 2019 | 9:30 AM IST

IndiGo has changed routes of its West Asia flights while Air India is looking at alternative routes to Europe and the US in view of tensions in the region, after an Iranian surface-to-air missile shot down an American drone.

United Airlines of the US has indefinitely suspended its Newark-Mumbai flight amid safety concerns. European airlines, too, have announced that their flights will avoid parts of Iranian airspace.

“A few routes are affected by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) advisory. Alternative routes and adequate special safety measures and instructions to pilots have been implemented. The situation is constantly being monitored

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