Qatar Air Still Crossing Iran as Airspace Ban Limits Options
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Qatar Airways is among a handful of carriers still flying over the Strait of Hormuz amid ratcheting tensions between the U.S. and Iran that saw an American drone shot down in the area last week.
Aircraft-tracking website Flightradar 24 showed at least two Qatari flights overflying the strait during a one-hour period on Tuesday, with other carriers crossing the zone including FlyDubai, Pakistan International Airlines, Ariana Afghan Airlines and Air Astana of Kazakhstan.