Airlines warned of "possible" hostilities in Syria

The European Air Traffic Control Agency warned airlines to monitor the situation in the eastern Mediterranean against the backdrop of possible military actions by Western countries against the Syrian government in the next 72 hours, reports Fox News.

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Eurocontrol, a key pan-European international aviation organization, said that airlines must be prepared for any possible failure of radio navigation equipment in the event of possible air strikes on Syria.

“Due to the possibility of air and/or cruise missile attacks on Syria within the next 72 hours and the possibility of disruption of radio navigation equipment, this should be taken into account when planning flights in the Eastern Mediterranean area,” the agency warned.

President Donald Trump and the Western allies are considering the possibility of further participation in military operations in Syria after Syrian President Bashar Assad was accused of using chemical weapons.

The White House announced that Trump canceled his trip to Latin America to focus on Syria. According to Pentagon officials, Secretary of Defense James Mattis also canceled weekend trips.

Aviation regulators in Europe and the US have previously warned airlines to avoid Syria’s airspace, reports Reuters. Reportedly only Syrian Air and Lebanese Middle East Airlines fly over Syria.

Airlines usually avoid flying over conflict zones, although some airlines have ignored such warnings in the past, with fatal consequences. In 2014, a commercial airline airline Malaysia Airlines He was shot down by a ground-based missile from the territory seized by the separatists in Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.

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