Shaun
The airspace over Iran, Iraq, and nearby regions remains closed, leading to potential flight delays and longer travel times amid the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, IndiGo said in an advisory on Saturday. In a post on X, IndiGo stated, “Airspace over Iran and surrounding areas, continue to be unavailable. Certain flight paths may need adjustments, leading to extended travel durations or delays.”
The airline further advised passengers, “We recommend checking your flight status on our website or mobile app before leaving for the airport. Our teams remain committed and available to provide any assistance you may need. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we strive to ensure a safe and seamless journey.”
Flight schedules in India were already affected on Friday due to the closure of airspace over Iran, Iraq, and surrounding regions. The advisory was issued after Israel carried out what it described as a “pre-emptive operation” against Iran on Friday, targeting the country’s nuclear program.
According to Iranian state media, shortly after Israel’s military reported detecting incoming missiles from Iranian territory, Iran launched a new wave of attacks on Israel early Saturday. “New round of Honest Promise 3 attacks,” state television reported, referring to the name of the Iranian military operation against Israel, following deadly Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic.
Iran launched consecutive waves of missile and drone strikes on Israel overnight, in retaliation for Israel’s “greatest military operations in history,” conducted under Operation Rising Lion. Israel-Iran War: Israel reports 41 wounded, heavy damage in Iran’s retaliatory attack Nearly 100 missiles were fired from Iran toward central and northern Israel in two large-scale barrages, inflicting considerable damage and injuring 41 people, according to the Israeli military and the national emergency service, Magen David Adom (MDA).
MDA stated that two people were critically injured, two sustained moderate injuries, four were classified as light-to-moderate, while the rest suffered minor injuries or trauma-related conditions such as panic attacks. Israel-Iran War: Air raid sirens sound in Israel as Iran fires more missiles, says Israeli military. The Israeli military briefly called on residents Saturday to take shelter after detecting fresh missiles launched from Iran towards Israel.
“A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the military said on Telegram at 4:40 am (0140 GMT), adding that the air force was “operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat”, reported news agency AFP
About 10 minutes later, the military said: “it is now permitted to leave protected spaces and to remain near them” following a “situational assessment”. Iran retaliated late on Friday by unleashing scores of ballistic missiles on Israel, where explosions flared in the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and shook the buildings below.
