More Passenger Flights Reroute Due To ‘Real Threat’ Of Iran Missile Attack (Updated)

June 24, 2019

Forbes:

In a chilling coincidence, the same week investigators charged three Russians and a Ukrainian with the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014—killing 298 passengers and crew, an airline industry advisory group has warned operators of the risks of a repeat incident over Iran.

OPS Group warned that the downing of a U.S. drone by Iran “represents an escalation in the current situation that crosses a threshold” for airlines overflying the area or “using airports like Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ras Al Khaimah, Muscat, and Fujairah.” OPS drew parallels with MH17: “We should remember the build-up to that shoot down took several months, and there are the warning signs here that we must pay close attention to. In the lead up to MH17, 16 military aircraft were shot down before MH17 became the 17th.”

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