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8/2/14

Iraq Airspace:: Lufthansa temporarily reroutes flights away from Iraq

Lufthansa admitted on Friday that it had no concrete evidence of a threat to civilian airlines flying over Iraq, but decided to reroute its flights anyways in order to assuage the concerns of its passengers and crews.

"With this step, the company is taking into consideration the growing uneasiness of its customers and crews as well as the inconsistent assessments of individual aviation authorities," Lufthansa said in a news release.

In addition to diverting flights away from Iraqi airspace, Lufthansa also stopped all flights to the city of Erbil in the northern Kurdistan region. The precautionary measures will remain in effect until Sunday.

The decision applies to several of Lufthansa's subsidiaries: Austrian Airlines, Swiss, and Lufthansa Cargo. Until now, Lufthansa has flown to Erbil once a week, while Austrian Airlines has daily flights to the Kurdish city.

Read  more - Lufthansa temporarily reroutes flights away from Iraq | News | DW.DE | 02.08.2014

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