EU aviation body reinstates Middle East flights warning

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on Tuesday reinstated and toughened its warning to airlines operating in the Middle East, telling them to avoid the airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and over the Gulf of Oman as the U.S.-Iran war flared up again.

Just a week ago, EASA withdrew its previous advisory following a brief easing of regional tensions as a result of last month’s interim ceasefire between Tehran and Washington. That warning had asked airlines...