Major airlines reroute flights to avoid Afghan airpsace
Al Jazeera
Airlines have worried more about the risks of flying over conflict zones after two deadly incidents in recent years.
Major airlines are rerouting flights to avoid Afghanistan’s airspace after the Taliban took control of the presidential palace in Kabul as US-led forces departed and Western nations scrambled 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 US-to-India flights.
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