Hi, just wondering if I can get some insights from aviation experts here.
I have been following flight routes of several well-known airlines, including QR, TK, EK, who still fly over Iran, and/or Iraq/Syria airspace. up until Jan 2025.
The information I got is from website like flightradar24.com
This is really concerning for, as far as I know, Iraqi/Syrian/Iranian/Israeli airspace is still considered unsafe. For example, EASA still NOT recommends aircraft to fly over Syrian airspace at any altitude, Airspace of Syria | EASA.
Yet, major airlines still flew over those regions. For example, QR149, Doha to Madrid on 8 January 2025 still flew over Iraqi and Syrian airspace
www.flightaware.com
I wonder if this is because airlines decide to save cost and take a calcualted risk and still flew over those airspace?
Now, given that airlines do nto publish their flight route ahead of the time, as customers, how would you know if the flight you will be on, will fly over those airspace that you are not comfortable with?
Perhaps many AFF readers are comfortable wiht the risks and trust the airlines to make the decision, but they have been known to be wrong. The MH17 incident should have burnt an indelible mark on airlines (and by the way, SQ was not far behind MH during the incident, so airlines reputation is not really a factor here), yet here we are gambling with passengers' safety again for the sake of profit.
I wonder if customers should make more noise about this. I think most customers are just oblivious to this. If they knew, I think many would have reconsidered.
Anyway, I am a bit over the top when it come sto safety but happy to hear what others thought.
I have been following flight routes of several well-known airlines, including QR, TK, EK, who still fly over Iran, and/or Iraq/Syria airspace. up until Jan 2025.
The information I got is from website like flightradar24.com
This is really concerning for, as far as I know, Iraqi/Syrian/Iranian/Israeli airspace is still considered unsafe. For example, EASA still NOT recommends aircraft to fly over Syrian airspace at any altitude, Airspace of Syria | EASA.
Yet, major airlines still flew over those regions. For example, QR149, Doha to Madrid on 8 January 2025 still flew over Iraqi and Syrian airspace
QR149 (QTR149) Qatar Airways Flight Tracking and History 08-Jan-2025 (DOH / OTHH-MAD / LEMD) - FlightAware
Track Qatar Airways (QR) #149 flight from Hamad Int'l to Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas
www.flightaware.com
I wonder if this is because airlines decide to save cost and take a calcualted risk and still flew over those airspace?
Now, given that airlines do nto publish their flight route ahead of the time, as customers, how would you know if the flight you will be on, will fly over those airspace that you are not comfortable with?
Perhaps many AFF readers are comfortable wiht the risks and trust the airlines to make the decision, but they have been known to be wrong. The MH17 incident should have burnt an indelible mark on airlines (and by the way, SQ was not far behind MH during the incident, so airlines reputation is not really a factor here), yet here we are gambling with passengers' safety again for the sake of profit.
I wonder if customers should make more noise about this. I think most customers are just oblivious to this. If they knew, I think many would have reconsidered.
Anyway, I am a bit over the top when it come sto safety but happy to hear what others thought.
