AIR INDIA LONDON-DELHI FLIGHT ENTERED IRAN AIRSPACE AS ISRAEL STRUCK WITH MISSILES

An Air India flight from London to New Delhi had just entered Iranian airspace when Israel launched a wave of missile strikes on Iran’s military and nuclear sites. The flight was rerouted over Iraq before arriving in India one hour late, according to an AFP report.

The close call was one of several disruptions on Friday as Air India diverted or turned back at least 16 international flights mid-air due to the sudden escalation and subsequent closure of Iranian airspace. Among those affected were services between India and cities like London, Toronto, and New York. Aircraft tracking site Flight Aware showed that two other Air India flights — from Delhi to Vienna and Mumbai to London — were nearing Iranian airspace and turned back to their origin airports shortly after the strikes began.

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