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Air France jet narrowly avoids Iranian missiles while flying over Iraq
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The flight, AF662, crossed Iraqi territory at the start of the attack. Iraqi air traffic control reportedly wished the plane "good luck" as the missiles were launched. In contrast to British Airways and Lufthansa, which ordered their planes to re-route as a precautionary measure, Air France allowed flight AF662 to continue over southern Iraq.
On October 1, information identified an upcoming ballistic missile attack on Israel by Iran. Consequently, and without waiting for instructions from the Iraqi authorities, Air France decided to suspend flights over the country's airspace by its aircraft as of 1700 GMT.
As a result, and without waiting for instructions from the Iraqi authorities, Air France decided to suspend the overflight of the country's airspace by its aircraft from 5 p.m. UTC [12 p.m. ET].
Air France constantly monitors geopolitical developments in the areas it serves and flies over, to ensure the highest levels of flight safety and security.
Thanks to the information we gathered we were able to identify a forthcoming attack on Israel by Iran, involving the launch of ballistic missiles.
The plane ended up in this Iraqi corridor in the middle of the hostilities launched by Iran against Israel.
Three representative unions have produced a safety report … seeing that all the other flights did a U-turn … Why did this flight end up there?
sources
perspectives
countries
- 1.Canada
- 2.France
- 3.Israel
- 4.Iraq
- 5.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 6.Lebanon
- 7.Palestine, State of
- 8.Singapore
- 9.United States
organizations
- 1.Hezbollah
- 2.Air France-KLM
- 3.Boeing Co
- 4.British Airways
- 5.Emirates
- 6.Lufthansa
- 7.National Pilots Union
- 8.White House