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United halts flights on Newark-Mumbai route after Iran shoots down US drone

The FAA issued a flight restriction for Iranian airspace, spokeswoman Lynn Lunsford said

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Derek Wallbank | Bloomberg New Delhi
United Airlines has suspended its service between Newark and Mumbai, a route that regularly flies through Iranian airspace, after Iran shot down a U.S. military drone and as tensions between the two countries continue to escalate.

“Given current events in Iran, United has conducted a thorough safety and security review of our India service through Iranian airspace and decided to suspend our service between New York/Newark and India (Mumbai) beginning this evening,” United said in an emailed statement.

The FAA issued a flight restriction for Iranian airspace, spokeswoman Lynn Lunsford said. Delta Air Lines nor American Airlines currently fly through Iranian airspace,