{"id":135727,"date":"2023-01-17T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=135727"},"modified":"2023-01-17T21:59:13","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T21:59:13","slug":"u-s-fines-virgin-atlantic-1-05-million-for-flying-over-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2023\/01\/u-s-fines-virgin-atlantic-1-05-million-for-flying-over-iraq.html","title":{"rendered":"U.S. fines Virgin Atlantic $1.05 million for flying over Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) said Tuesday it had fined Virgin Atlantic<\/strong> $1.05 million for flying in restricted airspace over Iraq on numerous occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USDOT has jurisdiction since the flights carried Delta Air Lines\u2019 code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had issued a notice prohibiting U.S. carriers from flying over Iraqi airspace without prior approval, Reuters<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The investigation found Virgin Atlantic flew \u201ca significant number\u201d of flights that breached the ban between September 2020 and September 2021, USDOT said, adding the airline was ordered to cease future violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virgin Atlantic said Tuesday that \u201cas soon as we were made aware of this compliance issue by the DOT, our code share flight routings were immediately corrected.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2192 Virgin Atlantic to operate historic net zero transatlantic flight<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

USDOT notified the airline of the violation in September 2021 for flights between London and India that flew over Iraq. At the time, other foreign governments permitted flying over Iraqi airspace at high altitudes, with numerous flights over Iraq daily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virgin Atlantic must pay $525,000 in three installments while the remaining $525,000 is payable only if Virgin Atlantic violates the order\u2019s cease and desist or payment provisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In March 2020, the FAA issued a notice barring flight operations at all altitudes due to \u201cheightened militia activities and increased tensions in Iraq.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USDOT said Virgin Atlantic had told the agency the \u201cprohibited overflights were inadvertent, caused by operational disruptions and loss of personnel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virgin Atlantic told USDOT that upon notification by the U.S. government \u201cit immediately rerouted flights to avoid the airspace in question and informed its board and senior leadership of the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virgin Atlantic also noted it had invested in Sentinel by Osprey, an automated tool that \u201cdynamically alerts airlines at the flight planning stage or operational stage, of any regulatory restrictions impacting their, or their codeshare partners\u2019 flights.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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