Several Asian airlines announced on Wednesday that they were rerouting or cancelling flights to and from Europe due to escalating conflict between India and Pakistan.
Taiwan's EVA Air said that it will adjust its flights to and from Europe to avoid airspace affected by fighting between India and Pakistan for safety reasons, reports Reuters.
One flight from Vienna will be diverted back to that city, while a flight from Taipei to Milan will be diverted to Vienna for refuelling before continuing on to its destination, the airline said in a statement to Reuters.
Korean Air has been avoiding Pakistan airspace for its flights operating between South Korea's Incheon and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, Yonhap News Agency reported.
Taiwan's China Airlines said it had activated its contingency plan and "taken a series of measures to ensure the safety of its passengers and crew". It did not elaborate.
The website of Taiwan's main international airport at Taoyuan, outside of Taipei, showed that Wednesday's China Airlines non-stop flight to London had been cancelled.
Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine many Europe bound flights from Taiwan overflew Russia, but Taiwanese airlines are now banned after Taipei joined in Western sanctions on Moscow and generally fly over India, Pakistan and Central Asia.
The situation intensified after India launched attacks on Pakistan and the Kashmir region it controls, prompting Pakistan to claim it had shot down five Indian fighter jets—marking the most severe clashes between the two nuclear-armed nations in over 20 years.
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