Iraq & Iranian Airspace Deserted As Israel Launches Retalitory Strikes

Geoffrey Thomas

By Geoffrey Thomas Thu Oct 24, 2024

The airpace over Iraq, Iran and Jordan is deserted as Israel launches retalitory strikes against Iran.

All airlines are avoiding the area as shown on the Flightradr24 picture above.

Many airlines have been avoiding the airspace for some time.

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