Austrian Airlines has canceled flights between Vienna and Tehran until April 18 due to the high threat of escalation in the region.
This is reported by Reuterswrites “European Truth”.
Austrian Airlines, which is a subsidiary of the German Lufthansa, announced the cancellation of all flights from Vienna to Tehran and back, given the expected escalation. The company will also adjust the routes of its other international flights that passed through Iranian airspace.
“The safety of our passengers and crew is our highest priority,” the company said.
The announcement came somewhat later than Lufthansa’s decision.
Lufthansa and Austrian Airlines are the only Western airlines that operate international flights to Tehran. Most flights are operated by companies from Turkey and the Middle East.
Before this, on Friday, the Austrian Foreign Ministry, following Germany, called on its citizens to leave Iran.
As you know, the USA and Israel getting ready to an Iranian attack on Israeli territory in the coming days – it should be a response to the attack on the Tehran Consulate General in Damascus, which resulted in the death of seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps soldiers.
Biden called on Iran to abstain from attack, while Iran, according to media reports, called on the United States not to intervene so that its forces in the region would not be attacked.
On the evening of April 12, Israel reported that it was recorded from Lebanese territory at least 40 missile launchesfor which the pro-Iranian group Hezbollah claimed responsibility.
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