How passenger planes keep flying during a war
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During recent conflicts in Iran and the Gulf, air traffic controllers have rerouted passenger planes through safer, but more crowded, airspace, particularly over Egypt and Georgia. This has significantly increased their workload, sometimes doubling the number of aircraft each controller manages. To mitigate the increased pressure, controllers work shorter, more frequent shifts, often rotating every 20 minutes. Controllers communicate with pilots to determine alternative routes, fuel levels, and suitable airports, while also ensuring safe separation between aircraft of varying sizes to avoid turbulence. The priority is to avoid incidents like the downing of military planes in Ukraine and a recent incident involving a US tanker aircraft.
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