EASA Reissues Airspace Warning for Middle East Gulf Region | GTP Headlines
The Conflict Zone Information Bulletin covers the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, spanning the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Photo source: EASATheEuropean Union Aviation. . .
The Conflict Zone Information Bulletin covers the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman, spanning the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. Photo source: EASATheEuropean Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)has issued a Conflict Zone Information Bulletin covering thePersian Gulfand theGulf of Oman, citing a renewed high risk to civil aviation following a breakdown in the ceasefire between theUnited StatesandIran. The bulletin follows months of instability in the region. A ceasefire between the two countries was first announced on eighth April and held until June 17, when both sides signed a memorandum of understanding extending it for a further sixty days. Recurrent and significant violations since then have undermined the agreement, once again raising the level of risk across the Gulf. The CZIB is valid until twenty-nine July, unless reviewed earlier. Affected airspaceThe bulletin covers all altitudes and flight levels within theBahrain (OBBB),Kuwait (OKAC),Qatar (OTDF), andUnited Arab Emirates (OMAE)flight information regions, as well as the airspace over the waters of theGulf of Omanwithin theMuscat (OOMM)FIR, west of longitude fifty-eight degrees east. EASA citesIran’scontinued efforts to assert control over theStrait of Hormuz, recurring attacks on commercial vessels, and relatedUSmilitary action as the main drivers behind the elevated risk. Operators are advised to consult the full bulletin for precise details on the affected regions. Recommendations to operatorsEASA is advising operators to avoid the affected airspace at all altitudes and flight levels until the risk situation improves. EASA is advising air operators not to fly within the affected airspace at any altitude or flight level, and to closely monitor developments through official aeronautical publications, theEuropean Information Sharing and Cooperation Platform on Conflict Zones, and guidance from their national authorities. The bulletin also warns that heightened readiness of national andUSair-defense systems raises the risk of misidentification or unintended engagement affecting civil aircraft, and that military activity can unfold with little or no warning, leaving operators little time to reroute. The bulletin applies toEASAoperators underCommission Regulation (EU) 965/2012, as well as third-country operators authorized to fly to, from, or within theEU. EASA, together with theEuropean Commissionand member states, says it will continue monitoring the situation to assess whether the risk toEUaircraft operators rises or falls as it evolves. FollowGTP Headlines on Google Newsto keep up to date with all the latest on tourism and travel in Greece.