New Delhi, March 5 -- Tensions in the Middle East have disrupted the flight operations of several airlines. The US-Israel war with Iran is affecting carriers such as Air India, Emirates, Etihad, Qatar Airways, Oman Air, SpiceJet and IndiGo. However, images purportedly showing an Air India aircraft flying over conflict-hit Iran and other Gulf countries are circulating on social media.

Air India issued a fact-check on Thursday, refuting these viral reports. Warning against the fake news, Air India in a post on X stated, "Air India does not operate flights over any restricted airspace." Suggesting that viral flight tracking images circulating on social media are incorrect, the airlines said, Flight routes are planned using real‑time i...