Airlines Reroute Flights To Avoid Afghanistan Airspace

Flight-tracking website FlightRadar24 showed few commercial flights over Afghanistan at 0300 GMT on Monday but many planes overflying neighbouring Pakistan and Iran.

Major airlines are rerouting flights to avoid Afghanistan airspace after the terror group took control of the presidential palace in Kabul as U.S.-led forces departed and Western nations scrambled on Monday to evacuate their citizens. United Airlines, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic said they were not using the country's airspace. A United spokeswoman said the change affects several of the airline's U.S.-to-India flights. Flight-tracking website FlightRadar24 showed few commercial flights over Afghanistan at 0300 GMT on Monday but many planes overflying neighbouring Pakistan and Iran.