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LONDON: British Airways, Singapore Airlines and Air France said on Sunday they had cancelled flights to Dubai, Doha and Riyadh following US strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran overnight.

鈥淎s a result of recent events, we have adjusted our flight schedule to ensure the safety of our customers and crew,鈥� the British carrier said in a statement.

Singapore Airlines said it cancelled two flights between Singapore and Dubai on Sunday following 鈥渁 security assessment of the geopolitical situation in the Middle East.鈥�

Air France KLM said it has canceled flights to and from Dubai and Riyadh on Sunday and Monday.

Airlines continued to avoid large parts of the Middle East on Sunday after the US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24, with traffic already skirting airspace in the region due to recent missile exchanges.

鈥淔ollowing US attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, commercial traffic in the region is operating as it has since new airspace restrictions were put into place last week,鈥� FlightRadar24 said on social media platform X.

Its website showed airlines were not flying in the airspace over Iran, Iraq, Syria and Israel. They have chosen other routings such as north via the Caspian Sea or south via Egypt and 黑料社区, even if it results in higher fuel and crew costs and longer flight times.

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Missile and drone barrages in an expanding number of conflict zones globally represent a high risk to airline traffic.

Since Israel launched strikes on Iran on June 13, carriers have suspended flights to destinations in the affected countries, though there have been some evacuation flights from neighboring nations and some bringing stranded Israelis home.

Israel鈥檚 two largest carriers, El Al Israel Airlines and Arkia, said on Sunday they were suspending rescue flights that allowed people to return to Israel until further notice. El Al said it would also extend its cancelation of scheduled flights through June 27.

Israel鈥檚 airports authority said the country鈥檚 airspace was closed for all flights, but land crossings with Egypt and Jordan remained open.

Japan鈥檚 foreign ministry said on Sunday it had evacuated 21 people, including 16 Japanese nationals, from Iran overland to Azerbaijan. It said it was the second such evacuation since Thursday and that it would conduct further evacuations if necessary.

New Zealand鈥檚 government said on Sunday it would send a Hercules military transport plane to the Middle East on standby to evacuate New Zealanders from the region.

It said in a statement that government personnel and a C-130J Hercules aircraft would leave Auckland on Monday. The plane would take some days to reach the region, it said.

The government was also in talks with commercial airlines to assess how they may be able to assist, it added.

* With Reuters