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Coverage dated June 12, 2025

Airlines divert, suspend flights after Israel's strike on Iran closes airspace in Middle East

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

Several flights diverted after Israel’s Iran strikes early Friday while Delta and United canceled their service to Tel Aviv.

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Airlines divert, suspend flights after Israel's strike on Iran closes airspace in Middle East (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Several flights diverted after Israel’s Iran strikes early Friday while Delta and United canceled their service to Tel Aviv.

  2. Insider

    United and Delta flights to Tel Aviv turned around over the Atlantic after Israel attacked Iran (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Israel's attack on Iran scrambled air travel, with United and Delta flights to Tel Aviv turning around midway and other airlines canceling flights.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Airlines halt many Middle East flights after Israel hits Iran (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Global airlines on Friday cancelled flights to Tel Aviv, Tehran and other Middle East destinations, or rerouted planes, as airspaces shut following Israeli strikes on Iran.Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan and Syria closed their airspaces after Israel hit military and nuclear facilities in Iran.

  4. CBS News

    Airspace closed over multiple Middle East countries, Tel Aviv airport shut down after Israel attacks Iran (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Airspace was closed over Israel, Jordan, Iran and Iraq on Friday after Israel attacked Iran with a wave of airstrikes.

  5. CNN

    Disruption as airlines cancel flights and reroute planes to avoid Middle East airspace (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Global air traffic has been disrupted following Israel’s strikes on Iran Friday, with several major airlines suspending flights to and from locations in the Middle East and rerouting their planes to avoid much of the region’s airspace.

  6. Al Jazeera

    Which airlines paused or cancelled flights after Israel’s attack on Iran? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Airlines suspend flights and some countries close airspace after Israel launches attacks on Iran.

  7. New York Post

    Airlines divert flights, airspace closed after Israel launches air strikes on Iran (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Airlines diverted flights as the airspace over Iran, Iraq, and Jordan was closed following Israeli airstrikes.

  8. Al-Monitor

    Gulf airlines cancel flights after Israel strikes Iran (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Airlines in the Gulf cancelled flights to many Middle East destinations on Friday as some governments closed their airspace following Israeli strikes on Iran.Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, said it had cancelled flights to and from Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon and Iran after Israel launched th…

  9. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Disruption as airlines cancel flights and reroute planes to avoid Middle East airspace | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Global air traffic has been disrupted following Israel’s strikes on Iran Friday, with several major airlines suspending

  10. FOX Business

    Airlines divert flights over 4 countries after Israel strikes Iran (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Flights are being cancelled and diverted around the Middle East on Friday following Israel's airstrikes on Iranian targets, with several airspaces shutting down.

  11. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Airlines divert, cancel flights after Israel's strike on Iran closes airspace in Middle East (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Several flights diverted after Israel’s Iran strikes early Friday while Delta and United canceled their service to Tel Aviv.

  12. WMUR

    Global air traffic disrupted after Israel strikes Iran (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    Israel's strikes on Iran disrupt global air traffic, causing flight suspensions, rerouting, and airport closures across the Middle East.

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