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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Simon Calder

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Flight delays expected as british airways and virgin atlantic avoid middle east airspace due to rising tension | History Defined

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British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and other airlines are avoiding further Middle East airspace as tensions rise in the region – resulting in longer flight times and potential disrupted journeys. Qantas has dropped its Perth-London nonstop, adding a Singapore refuelling stop because of the extended flight.

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