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EASA warns EU carriers to avoid Iranian airspace amid 'high risk' of misidentification after US strike threats

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin on Jan. 16 recommending EU airlines avoid Iranian airspace. EASA warned that threats of US military action have left Iranian air defences on heightened alert, significantly increasing the likelihood civilian flights could be misidentified.

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  • EASA's Jan. 16 Conflict Zone Information Bulletin formally tells operators to avoid Iranian airspace because of a "high risk" civilian flights could be misidentified amid US strike threats and heightened Iranian air-defence readiness.

  • The advisory has immediate operational and commercial implications for Europe–Gulf routings; carriers have already adjusted services in the region in response to rising tensions (see the pause of Bahrain services). (source:154f6de4-db0f-4e63-8496-89aab5cf8102)

  • This follows a pattern of regulators issuing airspace and NOTAM warnings where military activity raises navigation and identification risks; compare recent FAA advisories over Central/South America and EASA's prior conflict-zone bulletin practice. (source:ebe6736c-7c36-483b-b3a6-d90ccbe21712) (source:d60985bc-0e46-4412-aa49-5a0851819db6)

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