FRANKFURT: German airline Lufthansa has announced its planes would no longer use airspace of Iran as it decided to extend a suspension on flights to and from Tehran amid soaring tensions in the region, western and local media reported on Saturday.
German Airline Stops Tehran Flights
A spokesperson for the airline said that it is going to suspending its operations to and from Tehran up to and including 18 April because of the current situation in the region. It added that the firm is no longer using airspace of Iran. However, the airline did not outline the immediate causes for the suspension of its flights.
Earlier, Austrian Airlines also announced to suspend its flights due the new situation in the region. The new development comes following Iran blamed Israel for an attack in Syria recently that killed two Iranian generals, and threatened retaliations.
