Explanation for apparent fires visible from plane over Iran
On 29 August 2014, I was on flight EK038 to Dubai. When the plane was passing over a mountainous region of Iran at cruising altitude (on the early morning of the 30th), I looked out the window and could spot many yellow lights, that looked quite large. The brightness, apparent size and colour of the lights suggests to me that they were fires, perhaps from oil fields or something? (The lights were individual spots)
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Why do planes not fly over Iran?
Overflying Iran is a usual occurrence for several commercial airlines and air carriers. The US, however, does not permit its air services to enter Iranian skies. The political tension between the two nations makes the rules predictable. The situation suggests that safety is not the guiding element behind the bans.Do commercial planes fly over Iran?
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Qatar Airways, Emirates and several other Gulf airlines still fly in Iraqi and Iranian airspace and to cities in both countries, even as other international carriers have rerouted planes since the United States and Iran traded military strikes.Who shot down Iran plane?
In 1988, an Iran Air flight was shot down by the U.S. military over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. The two sides reached a settlement in 1996 at the International Court of Justice in which the United States did not admit liability but agreed to pay up to $300,000 to families of each of the passengers.What to do if there is a fire on a plane?
ENGINE FIRE IN FLIGHTVideo said to show plane on fire over Iran
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