After space in much of the Middle East became a flightless area, the sky in Afghanistan became increasingly crowded as airlines seek alternative flight paths to establish connections with Europe and the United States.
In the past week, Taliban-controlled Afghanistan has soared 500% to an average of 280 per day since Israel began its attack on Iran on June 13, according to Flightradar24. The flight tracking location said that this is compared to the average of 50 flights that crossed the country per day last month.
As the United States believes that joining the conflict in Israel attacks on Iran and the risk of escalation has made bombings in Iran difficult, almost everything in busy commercial aviation has broken an important artery. Some operators, including American Airlines Inc. and Air France-KLM, have reduced signs of signs as regional conflicts enter a second week.
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Two years after the Taliban controlled the country and evacuated troops, restrictions on Afghan flights were relaxed in 2023, but many airlines still largely avoided airspace. More aircraft carriers have started using Afghan and Saudi Arabia’s skies since the second half of 2023, flying daily in Gulf countries south of the enclosed space, doubling it this week to 1,400.
The surge in high-altitude aircraft will bring financial surprises to the Taliban’s cash-strapped Taliban, with a cost of $700 per flight, which is charged through third-party intermediaries. As the traversal increases, this will translate into inflows of more than $1 million per week.
