Aircraft Diverted and Airspace Restricted as Iran Launches Attack on Israel

Airlines changed routes and canceled flights in response to an escalation in tensions between Israel and Iran on Saturday.

Iran launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel Saturday night. The widely anticipated attack was seen as retaliation after an airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria last week.

In addition to diversions and cancellations into Tel Aviv, airspace over Israel, Iran, Iraq and Jordan was either closed or heavily controlled from Saturday evening until Sunday morning. Some restrictions remain in place.

Daniel Hagari, the spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces, said Saturday night that most of the missiles had been intercepted, and that the strikes caused minor damage, according to a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

While Iran's retaliation against Israel was quick and caused minimal damage, it's unclear what the next phase of the conflict will be.

American Airlines canceled its flights between Philadelphia and Doha, Qatar on Saturday due to the attacks.

Israeli national carrier El Al said on Saturday it was canceling more than a dozen flights from Tel Aviv due to the situation.

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