Sri Lanka, June 13 -- SriLankan Airlines has announced that flight delays and route changes may occur for flights to Europe due to the closure of Iranian airspace amid rising tensions from the Israeli-Iranian conflict.

According to the Head of Communications Deepal Perera, flight UL 504 from London was diverted to Doha, Qatar, for refuelling and is expected to arrive at Katunayake Airport by 6:30 PM today (13).

Similarly, flight UL 501 which was en route to Paris was rerouted to Dubai International Airport for refuelling.

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