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AMMAN — Jordan will partially and temporarily close its airspace to all arriving, departing and transit flights starting this evening, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission Daifallah Fayez announced on Monday.
The decision comes in response to ongoing regional developments and follows a risk assessment conducted in line with international aviation safety standards, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
Under the measure, the airspace closure will be enforced daily from 6:00pm until 9:00am the following morning, Fayez said, adding that the restrictions take effect on Monday night and will remain in place until further notice, as part of efforts to safeguard the safety and security of civil aviation.
The commission urged passengers to contact their airlines directly to verify flight schedules and monitor any updates or changes to their travel plans.
The biggest disruption to global air transport since the COVID-19 pandemic snarled travel for a second day on Sunday, with thousands of flights affected and busy Gulf hubs including Dubai and Doha shuttered as Iran lashed out after US-Israeli strikes, AFP reported.
Passengers were stranded around the world as airlines sought to reroute around the Middle East, where most countries had slammed their airspace shut as Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Gulf cities.
Tehran hit the Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international traffic, and Kuwait's main airport during its retaliation one day earlier, AFP added.
Iran, Iraq, Syria, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Israel had all announced at least partial closures of their skies.
Aviation analytics firm Cirium said more than 1,500 flights to the Middle East were cancelled on Sunday, more than 40 per cent of scheduled traffic.
Flight tracking website FlightAware said more than 2,700 flights had been cancelled globally and more than 12,300 delayed as of 1720 GMT Sunday, AFP said.
