MAS reroutes flights from Iranian airspace as Middle East tensions soar

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is rerouting flights between Kuala Lumpur and London to avoid Iranian airspace amid fears of attacks in the Middle East.

“We are rerouting and avoiding Iranian airspace,” the national carrier told Bernama.

MAS, Air India, Australian airline Qantas, and German airline Lufthansa were among the first airlines to reroute flights due to fears that Iran would launch strikes against Israel.

According to international news reports, it is understood that Israel is preparing itself for a direct attack from Iran within days or even hours.

Today, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized an Israel-linked container ship in the Gulf as tensions soar in the region.

The move comes after Iran blamed Israel for a strike in Syria this month which killed two Iranian generals.

As for AirAsia, the budget carrier does not use Iranian airspace for its flights at the moment.

- Bernama

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