Airspace in the Middle East is closed

Airspace in the Middle East is closed, causing flights to change course because Iran attacked Israel with drones.

Tourism news in the Middle East: Airspace in the Middle East was closed on Saturday, impacting flight news in the region. Flights had to stop or change direction because Iran sent drones towards Israel.

United Airlines stopped its flight from Newark to Tel Aviv on Saturday. This happened because Israel closed its airspace. Jordan and Iraq also closed their airspace, affecting flight news in the Middle East.

United Airlines said they are watching the situation closely. They will decide about future flights based on safety. United Airlines is the only U.S. airline flying to Israel since October. Delta Airlines was going to start flights to Tel Aviv on June 7th. American Airlines hasn’t started flights to Israel again yet.

United Airlines also canceled its flight from Washington Dulles International Airport to Amman, Jordan. They said it was because of problems in the Middle East, impacting flight news.

We don’t know when flights will start again.

Some flights went around the Middle East, affecting flight news and tourism. This made them late. Swiss International Airlines said this.

Flightradar24 said many flights to Tel Aviv and Amman had to go somewhere else on Saturday, disrupting flight news and tourism plans.

Airlines canceled flights for Sunday too. El Al, an Israeli airline, canceled more than 20 flights on Sunday, affecting tourism plans. Two flights from Thailand to Israel had to stop in Bangkok instead, impacting flight news. El Al told passengers not to go to the airport until they said so, affecting tourism news.

Emirates Airline canceled its flight from Dubai to Amman on Sunday, affecting flight news. Air France and British Airways also canceled flights to Israel on Sunday, disrupting tourism plans. Lufthansa stopped its flights to Israel too, affecting flight news and tourism.