ARAB states closed their airspace after Iran's drone and missile attacks on Israel, but many flights remain affected, reports Aljazeera.
Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon have reopened their airspaces after closing them over Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attacks on Israel.
Jordan's state TV said the country had resumed air traffic operations, citing aviation authorities. The opening of its airspace came more than three hours earlier than scheduled.
Lebanon said its airport will resume its activities after an overnight closure, state TV reported.
Iraq's aviation authority said security risks had now been overcome.
Meanwhile, Israel also reopened its airspace adding that flight schedules from Tel Aviv were expected to be affected.
Flag carrier El Al said it had resumed operations and was 'working to stabilise the flight schedule as soon as possible'. 'El Al will continue to operate as much as possible to preserve the air bridge to and from Israel,' it said.
Late on Saturday night, Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel - its first direct attack on Israeli territory in a retaliatory strike that raises the threat of wider regional conflict.
Tehran had pledged to retaliate for what it says was an Israeli attack on Iran's embassy compound last week in Damascus that killed a senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's overseas Quds Force and six other officers.
The United Arab Emirates-based Emirates announced the cancellation of some of its flights and the re-routing of others, the airline said.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways cancelled flights to jordan and Israel, the airline said in a statement.
Swiss International Air Lines has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice, the airline said in a post on social media platform X.
Swiss, which is owned by German carrier Lufthansa, said all of its planes were avoiding the airspaces of Iran, Iraq and Israel, causing delays to flights from India and Singapore.
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Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon have reopened their airspaces after closing them over Iran's unprecedented drone and missile attacks on Israel.
Jordan's state TV said the country had resumed air traffic operations, citing aviation authorities. The opening of its airspace came more than three hours earlier than scheduled.
Lebanon said its airport will resume its activities after an overnight closure, state TV reported.
Iraq's aviation authority said security risks had now been overcome.
Meanwhile, Israel also reopened its airspace adding that flight schedules from Tel Aviv were expected to be affected.
Flag carrier El Al said it had resumed operations and was 'working to stabilise the flight schedule as soon as possible'. 'El Al will continue to operate as much as possible to preserve the air bridge to and from Israel,' it said.
Late on Saturday night, Iran launched explosive drones and fired missiles at Israel - its first direct attack on Israeli territory in a retaliatory strike that raises the threat of wider regional conflict.
Tehran had pledged to retaliate for what it says was an Israeli attack on Iran's embassy compound last week in Damascus that killed a senior commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's overseas Quds Force and six other officers.
The United Arab Emirates-based Emirates announced the cancellation of some of its flights and the re-routing of others, the airline said.
Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways cancelled flights to jordan and Israel, the airline said in a statement.
Swiss International Air Lines has suspended flights to and from Tel Aviv until further notice, the airline said in a post on social media platform X.
Swiss, which is owned by German carrier Lufthansa, said all of its planes were avoiding the airspaces of Iran, Iraq and Israel, causing delays to flights from India and Singapore.
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