KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines said it would avoid flying over Iranian airspace.
"Due to recent events involving Iran, Malaysia Airlines will be avoiding the conflict airspace of Iran," it said in a statement today.
Malaysia Airlines, however, said it does not fly over the airspace of Iraq on its flights to and from London, Jeddah and Medina.
"The airline performs active monitoring through its Flight Monitoring System and is guided by various assessments including global security reports and NOTAMs by respective airspace control authorities.
"All our aircraft are equipped with Satellite Communication (SATCOM) for immediate communication with the aircraft for any critical information and action such as reroute.
"Safety is of utmost importance to Malaysia Airlines," read the statement following the recent conflict which saw Iran launching a missile attack on US-led forces in Iraq.
The attack was made in retaliation for the U.S. air strike which killed a top Iranian military commander.