Iraq Suspends Northern Flights Due To Russian Air Campaign

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  • Dans le flux de Naharnet :

    Information obtained by LBCI: Russia has asked Lebanon to “divert civilian flights from the Lebanese airspace to the international airspace” as of midnight and the request was made to several countries.

    Authorities at Beirut’s airport said they have been informed by Russia that it intends to stage a naval drill that will affect aviation in Lebanon’s airspace.

    Russia demands ’no fly zone’ over Lebanon and Cyprus
    http://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2015/11/20/russia-demands-no-fly-zone-over-lebanon-and-cyprus

    Lebanon may close its airspace for three consecutive days after receiving an official request from the Russians, say senior aviation officials.
    Passenger flights must avoid Lebanon’s airspace for three days, according to an official request from Russia to Lebanese aviation authorities.

    The temporary suspension of civil aviation would likely begin at midnight on Friday, but officials are reportedly discussing alternative flight paths over Cyprus, according to reports.

    • Toujours Naharnet :

      Lebanese civil aviation official: We reassure the Lebanese public opinion that flight operations at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport will not be interrupted.

      mais ce matin :

      LBCI: Kuwait Airways canceled two flights that were scheduled to land in Beirut today.

    • Zeaiter : nous avons choisi des couloirs aériens qui garantissent la sécurité de l’aviation et des passagers
      http://nna-leb.gov.lb/fr/show-news/53125

      Le ministre des Travaux publics et du Transport, Ghazi Zeaiter, a déclaré ce samedi à l’ANI, avoir choisi des couloirs aériens qui assurent la sécurité de l’aviation et des passagers à l’aéroport international Rafic Hariri.

      « Il n’y a pas de fermeture de l’espace aérien. Personne n’accepte ceci. Même les Russes ne nous ont pas demandé de fermer notre ciel », a clamé M. Zeaiter.

    • L’Irak suspend les vols vers le nord.
      Sans lien (explicite ?) avec la requête russe.

      Iraq Suspends Northern Flights Due To Russian Air Campaign
      http://www.rferl.org/content/iraq-suspends-flights-russian-air-strikes/27381558.html

      Iraq is suspending flights to the northern Kurdish self-ruled region for two days due to Russia’s air campaign in neighboring Syria.

      Iraq’s Civil Aviation Authorities said the flight suspension — starting November 23 — to the cities of Irbil and Sulaymaniyah was to “protect travelers” as cruise missiles and bombers cross northern Iraq from the Caspian Sea to Syria. It said other airports will operate normally.

      Russia began air strikes in Syria on September 30 in support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces.

      Last month, its warships in the Caspian Sea fired cruise missiles nearly 1,500 kilometers over Iran and Iraq.

      Based on reporting by AFP and AP