CAAC chief flight officer: no domestic airlines Cancellation of Iranian flightor change of route

[Global Times-Global Network] The chief flight official of the Civil AviationAdministration of China told the Global Times-Global reporter on the 9th thatthe Civil Aviation Administration of China is paying close attention to thesituation in Iran and has not yet requested domestic airlines to cancel flightsor change flights. route. Earlier, the relevant person in charge of ChinaSouthern confirmed to the media that the flight from Urumqi Airport to Tehranon January 8 had been cancelled.

In addition, following Iranian attacks on U.S. military bases in Iraq, manyinternational airlines, including Air France, Lufthansa and British Airways,said they had grounded or changed flights through Iranian and Iraqi airspace .

Due to "air defense reasons", China Southern Airlines cancelled theonly non-stop flight from mainland China to Tehran

BEIJING-On January 8, a Ukrainian passenger plane crashed after taking off fromTehran Khomeini International Airport, killing all 176 people onboard. Today (January 9), a Beijing news reporter learned from ChinaSouthern Airlines (hereinafter referred to as China Southern Airlines) that dueto "air defense security", China Southern Airlines flights to Iranhave been cancelled.

Author: Zhao Jue

(Original title: News Civil Aviation Authority chief flight officer:! CAAcurrently does not require domestic airlines canceled flights or Iran to changecourse)