FAA bans US commercial airlines from flying over Iraq

In response to the “potentially hazardous situation created by the armed conflict” in Iraq, the Federal Aviation Administration is keeping commercial carriers away from the area:

FAA Statement – New Notice to Airmen Issued for Iraq http://t.co/5LcfZ4rIAf #aviation

— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) August 8, 2014

FAA bans airlines over Iraq. http://t.co/JbQ3DtnPGW (image via @flightradar24) pic.twitter.com/JntwYYhsMW

— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) August 8, 2014

The FAA bans US airlines from flying over Iraq due to the safety threat from hostilities: http://t.co/Setao534gI

— The Associated Press (@AP) August 8, 2014

***

Related:

‘Today America is coming to help’: Obama announces airstrikes in Iraq

Airstrikes aren’t war, you guys! Oliver Willis clarifies events in Iraq; Updated