In the wake of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 tragedy, airlines are reconsidering flights over conflict zones.
European airlines and a Dubai-based carrier are rerouting flights over Iraqi airspace as a security precaution, amid fears that militants with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have weapons capable of shooting down planes, despite Iraq saying its skies are safe.
A number of European carriers, including Virgin Atlantic, KLM and Air France, said they have devised alternate flight plans for their planes. Air France specifically said it detected a "potential threat" on July 24, which triggered the airline's decision, according to Eric Prevot, a spokesperson for Air France's Flight Operations Center. Read more...
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