New Delhi: American airline major United has indefinitely cancelled its daily Mumbai-Newark (EWR) nonstop after Iran shot down a US drone. The American Federal Aviation Administration has prohibited US-registered aircraft, which includes US carriers, from operating over the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman citing risk to commercial flights in the region.
The FAA notice to airmen (NOTAM) “warns pilots (of US-registered aircraft) that flights are not permitted in the overwater area of the Tehran Flight Information Region until further notice, due to heightened military activities and increased political tensions that might place commercial flights at risk. The NOTAM applies to all US air carriers and commercial operators.”
In its statement on suspending Mumbai flights, United says: “Given current events in Iran, United has conducted a thorough safety and security review of our India service through Iranian airspace and decided to suspend our service between New York/Newark and India (Mumbai) beginning this evening. UA48 (New York/Newark – Mumbai) has been cancelled.”
Incidentally, United’s Delhi-Newark daily nonstop is also suspended till July due to continued closure of Pakistan airspace. United used to be the only American airline that flied to India and Mumbai and Delhi were the two routes in operated on, both of which are suspended for now.
Now, Air India is the only airlines with direct flights between India and US. Although the closure of Pakistan airspace has meant AI’s flights from Delhi to US East Coast have to take a fuelling stop in Europe. On way back to India, these flights fly in nonstop. AI has a daily direct on Mumbai-EWR route.
21/06/19 Sauabh Sinha/Times of India
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The FAA notice to airmen (NOTAM) “warns pilots (of US-registered aircraft) that flights are not permitted in the overwater area of the Tehran Flight Information Region until further notice, due to heightened military activities and increased political tensions that might place commercial flights at risk. The NOTAM applies to all US air carriers and commercial operators.”
In its statement on suspending Mumbai flights, United says: “Given current events in Iran, United has conducted a thorough safety and security review of our India service through Iranian airspace and decided to suspend our service between New York/Newark and India (Mumbai) beginning this evening. UA48 (New York/Newark – Mumbai) has been cancelled.”
Incidentally, United’s Delhi-Newark daily nonstop is also suspended till July due to continued closure of Pakistan airspace. United used to be the only American airline that flied to India and Mumbai and Delhi were the two routes in operated on, both of which are suspended for now.
Now, Air India is the only airlines with direct flights between India and US. Although the closure of Pakistan airspace has meant AI’s flights from Delhi to US East Coast have to take a fuelling stop in Europe. On way back to India, these flights fly in nonstop. AI has a daily direct on Mumbai-EWR route.
21/06/19 Sauabh Sinha/Times of India
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