Airlines Told to Stay Cautious as Syria Air Strikes Possible
- European regulator issues alert as U.S. gives attack warning
- Trump tells Syria backer Russia that missiles ‘will be coming’
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Eurocontrol, the main air-traffic control agency in Europe, told airlines to apply caution on flights to the eastern Mediterranean region because of possible air strikes on Syria over the next 72 hours.
“Due consideration needs to be taken when planning flight operations” in the region, Eurocontrol said in an online statement at 11:27 p.m. Monday in Brussels, citing the European Aviation Safety Authority. The EASA issued a rapid alert notification for airspace above the eastern Mediterranean Sea extending to the area above Nicosia, Cyprus, the agency said.