The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) downgraded its airspace warnings for Jordan and Lebanon on August 31, 2026, the same day Jordan’s military said it intercepted eight missiles over the kingdom at dawn.
The agency revised its Conflict Zone Information Bulletin (CZIB) for Jordan, dropping the recommendation that operators avoid the Amman flight information region (FIR) altogether. The revised bulletin asks operators to take potential risks into account, maintain updated risk assessments and contingency plans, and remain prepared to follow instructions from state authorities at short notice. EASA assessed the risk to civil flights as medium rather than high and extended the bulletin’s validity to September 30, 2026.
The revision was attributed to a quiet August 2026, with no kinetic military activity observed after a sustained increase in July. Jordanian authorities have published no conflict-related airspace restrictions or route closures, so operators should be prepared for tactical deconfliction if activity resumes.
The official spokesman for the Jordanian Armed Forces said through the state news agency Petra that air defense systems intercepted eight missiles that penetrated the kingdom's airspace at dawn on August 31, 2026, destroying them before they posed a threat to citizens or property.
EASA also restored a limited exception for Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport (BEY), allowing flights to and from Beirut when the approach and departure are over the hot seat, subject to continuous risk monitoring. Lebanese airspace remains high risk outside that carve-out, with recurrent ceasefire violations observed in August 2026, primarily in southern Lebanon.
Separately, the UAE Ministry of Defense said on August 31, 2026, that the UAE Air Force engaged a drone detected over territorial waters as it approached from Iran, in a statement carried by the WAM. EASA had advised airlines to avoid Gulf airspace covering Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE on July 14, 2026.
