EgyptAir introduced on Saturday, 26 October morning, the cancellation of all flights to Baghdad and Erbil in Iraq, together with flight MS719 to Amman, Jordan, hours after Israel carried out airstrikes in opposition to Iran.
The Egyptian firm suggested vacationers to confirm their bookings on the airline’s web site or by contacting the decision heart or by way of a neighborhood gross sales workplace or journey agent.
Early Saturday, Israel publicly acknowledged for the primary time that it had carried out a navy operation in opposition to Iran, concentrating on navy services in a retaliatory strike. Israeli air drive focused
“missile manufacturing services,” used to provide missiles fired at Israel over the previous yr, in accordance to the Israeli navy.
The strikes additionally hit “surface-to-air missile arrays and extra Iranian aerial capabilities,” which Israel claimed have been meant to restrict its freedom of operation in Iranian airspace. It stays unclear if these services have been additionally concerned in manufacturing missiles launched by Iranian proxies, together with Hezbollah, Hamas, and Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
Israel’s transfer, a fulfilled promise of retaliation for Iran’s assault in October, marks a brand new escalation between the 2 nations.
Airways throughout the area, together with Iran and Iraq, have rerouted flights or suspended all flights over their respective airspace.