Dow Jones Newswires: Air France suspends all flights over Iranian and Iraqi airspace

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Air France-KLM said Wednesday that its airline Air France has decided to suspend all flights over Iran and Iraq airspace until further notice as a precautionary measure.

The flight suspensions were decided as soon as “ongoing air strikes were announced,” the Franco-Dutch carrier AF, -2.04%   said.

“Flight plans are adjusted in real time according to the decisions of the French and regional authorities, throughout the world, in order to ensure the highest level of flight safety,” it said.

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