WorldSINGAPORE (Reuters) - Pan-European air traffic control agency Eurocontrol on Tuesday warned airlines to exercise caution in the eastern Mediterranean due to the possible launch of air strikes into Syria in next 72 hours. The Eurocontrol warning on its website did not specify the origin of any potential missile threat. A spokesman for Germany’s Lufthansa said on Wednesday its airlines were aware of the Eurocontrol warning and were in close contact with authorities. “As a proactive precaution, Lufthansa Group airlines have already avoided the airspace in the eastern Mediterranean for some time now,” he said. The same map did not designate any specific territory as being the “Eastern Mediterranean” region.

Source: Sunday Times April 11, 2018 07:07 UTC