Lufthansa nixes Iran flights, other airlines reroute
By DW
12 January 2020 |
1:59 pm
Lufthansa has canceled its routes to Iran, as well as those of Austrian Airlines. Many other major airlines have announced new flight plans that avoid Iranian and Iraqi airspace.
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