United Airlines halts some flights to avoid Iran after drone attack
Major airline suspends Newark to Mumbai route after missile hit on US drone sparks safety review
United Airlines has suspended flights from New Jersey’s Newark airport to Mumbai until further notice after Iran shot down a high-altitude US surveillance drone.
The downing on Wednesday of the unarmed Global Hawk aircraft, which can fly at altitudes of up to 60,000ft, was the latest of a series of incidents that have raised tensions in the Gulf region, a critical artery for global oil supplies. Earlier, a total of six oil tankers were damaged in two separate attacks.
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