Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines among carriers avoiding Iran airspace after missile attack

Airlines across Asia are diverting flights away from Iranian airspace after the US Federal Aviation Administration responded to Tehran’s missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq by banning American airlines from operating in the region.The Asian airlines now avoiding the airspace over Iran include Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines and Singaporean low-cost carrier Scoot. Cathay Pacific said it had not flown over Iran and Iraq for “over a year” and AirAsia said it did not fly over the two…