Singapore Airlines Resumes Overflights of Iranian Airspace in Bid to Reduce Flight Times to Europe and North America

Singapore Airlines has resumed overflights of Iranian overflights in a bid to shave some time off ultra-long-haul flights between its home hub and destinations across Europe and North America.

The airline confirmed that it resumed overflights of Iran on June 27, three months after avoiding the country following a major escalation in the conflict between Iran and Israel.

Singapore Airlines stopped using Iranian airspace on April 13, just hours before Iran launched its first-ever direct drone and missile attack…